noun
homemaker
Homemaker (noun) means a person, often not working outside the home, who runs a household and looks after its members. Example: “She left her office job to become a full-time homemaker.”
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A person, often not working outside the home, who runs a household and looks after its members.
"Forty-seven-year-old homemaker and volunteer museum guide, holder of a master's degree in English, married twenty-three years to a professor."
— Lillian B. Rubin, Women of a Certain Age: The Midlife Search for Self (1979)
"She left her office job to become a full-time homemaker."
How to use homemaker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who manages the household — cooking, cleaning, raising children — usually instead of holding an outside job.
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Word forms
- Plural
- homemakers
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Etymology
From home + maker.
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What does “homemaker” mean?
The word “homemaker” means a person, often not working outside the home, who runs a household and looks after its members. In plain terms, someone who manages the household — cooking, cleaning, raising children — usually instead of holding an outside job.
How do you use “homemaker” in a sentence?
Here is “homemaker” used in a sentence: “She left her office job to become a full-time homemaker.”
What part of speech is “homemaker”?
“Homemaker” is a noun.
What is the meaning of homemaker?
"homemaker" (noun) means a person, often not working outside the home, who runs a household and looks after its members.
