homemaker vs housewife

homemaker and housewife both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
homemaker	Yes	No	No	No
housewife	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, homemaker and housewife are synonyms defined as:

homemaker and housewife: a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

Other synonyms of homemaker include lady of the house, woman of the house.

homemaker (noun)	housewife (noun)
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income	a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income