homemaker

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"This woman is not seduced by the sirens of modernity who tell her she is wasting her time and talent as a homemaker, and that it is the career woman who has purpose and is truly satisfied."

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  1. noun One who manages a household, especially as one's main daily activity.

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  • It sounds more appropriate for a homemaker or average Joe in his workshop, and reaches a broader audience. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • I'm also a homemaker, a homeschooler, an avid reader, an amateur photographer, a political conservative, and a computer geek. —  #!/usr/bin/mom
  • Taking pains to show the diverse faces of addiction-homemaker, elderly Floridian, urban African-Ameri can grandmother, poor white youth from south Boston-Denizet-Lewis makes the point that "we are a nation of anonymous Twelve Step soldiers in a war against our insatiable appetites."
  • She was a homemaker, a graduate of Medora High School with the class of 1947, and a member of White River Baptist Church in Buddha.
  • Ruth Lyons was a beloved entertainer, but she was also a mother, homemaker, and philanthropist. —  California Chronicle
 

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