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homemaker

[hohm-mey-ker] / ˈhoʊmˌmeɪ kər /


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Bhojwani, a homemaker in western Udaipur city, says she first got hooked on micro-dramas when an ad popped up on her Instagram feed.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Burden’s marriage began to settle into the traditional gender roles of homemaker and breadwinner, despite the fact that it was Burden who had financed their lifestyle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The son of a doctor of traditional medicine and a homemaker, Balen studied to be a civil engineer, and later helped rebuild homes lost in Nepal’s deadly 2015 earthquake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

"There would be famine and people would suffer a lot. People are suffering now, but at least with war, our fate might be clear," 60-year-old homemaker Tayebeh said.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Trout was talking to a Maggie White, who had given up being a dental assistant to become a homemaker for an optometrist.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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