homemaker
noun
a person who manages the household of their own family, especially as a principal occupation.
homemakers
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pluralof homemaker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Depending on the salary, full-time mothers and homemakers — yes, it’s a full-time job too — give up anything between $450,000 and $1 million over their lifetime.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
More than 100 women, many of them homemakers, are volunteer members of an initiative dubbed "Power of Mama", patrolling daily for smoke and flames and jumping in to put out fires when needed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Cooking shows in the U.S. date to the 1920s when Betty Crocker, a fictional character created by Washburn-Crosby, the predecessor of General Mills, provided practical cooking instruction to American homemakers on the radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
An Indian court's recent verdict that significantly expands the rights of homemakers over their husband's property has been hailed as a positive sign by women's rights advocates.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
She had seen an arrangement of driftwood and dried seaweed in the homemakers section of the newspaper.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
