homemaker

American  

[hohm-mey-ker] / ˈhoʊmˌmeɪ kər /

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.

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homemaker British  

/ ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə /

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

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Sensitive Note

See housewife.

Other Word Forms

• homemaking noun

Etymology

Origin of homemaker

First recorded in 1885–90; home + maker

Example Sentences

My mother, Margaret, was a homemaker who worked one day a week as a nurse.

From The Wall Street Journal

I will quit my job in December 2026, and my wife is a homemaker.

From MarketWatch

The only path I could see was, if your art made a lot of money, then you’d be excused from being the perfect homemaker.

From The Wall Street Journal

Collins was well into her 40s when she starred in “Shirley Valentine,” a witty but disgruntled homemaker who accepts a girlfriend’s offer to travel to Greece to bring much-needed spice back to her life.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the conflict, Ms Radha was a homemaker and her husband worked as a labourer.

From BBC