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homemaker

[hohm-mey-ker]

noun

  1. a person who manages the household of their own family, especially as a principal occupation.

  2. a person employed to manage a household and do household chores for others, as for the sick or elderly.



homemaker

/ ˈəʊˌɪə /

noun

  1. a person, esp a housewife, who manages a home

  2. a social worker who manages a household during the incapacity of the housewife

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of homemaker1

First recorded in 1885–90; home + maker
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“My mom was a homemaker and my dad worked in a grocery store. We didn’t have much, but they were always there,” Vallejo recounted.

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The younger of two boys, his father Charles was a salesman and his mother, Elsa, a homemaker.

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“Trump is a liar, he said there would be no tariffs if we put a stop to migration,” said Maria Esther Garcia, 51, a homemaker.

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Born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1934, the daughter of a butcher and a homemaker, Boschet learned dressmaking and tailoring at 14.

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He describes Maryam as a devoted wife, mother, homemaker, and passionate advocate for rural women.

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