husband
a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
British. a manager.
Archaic. a prudent or frugal manager.
to manage, especially with prudent economy.
to use frugally; conserve: to husband one's resources.
Archaic.
to be or become a husband to; marry.
to find a husband for.
to till; cultivate.
Origin of husband
1Other words for husband
Other words from husband
- hus·band·er, noun
- hus·band·less, adjective
- un·hus·band·ed, adjective
Words Nearby husband
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How to use husband in a sentence
Former WNBA player Maya Moore and her husband Jonathan Irons have that kind of story.
WNBA Player Maya Moore Marries Jonathan Irons, The Man She Helped Free From Prison | Jasmine Grant | September 17, 2020 | Essence.comMy husband and I are so in love with her and she’s so in love with us and we get to keep her every weekend.
Saajan is mistakenly delivered a hot lunch intended for the ungrateful husband of an unhappy housewife, a man who doesn’t appreciate the care that’s gone into her cooking.
Luckily, I had my husband to remind me that I had taken quite the fixed mindset and I needed to work for it.
Book recommendations from Fortune’s 40 under 40 in finance | Rachel King | September 8, 2020 | FortuneShe went home told her husband, “Okay, we can’t move to Denver.”
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Toomey lives here with her husband, Mark, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and their two daughters.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSmith attended both funerals as a cop and as the husband of Police Officer Moira Smith, who died on 9/11.
As the protagonist gets herself off in front of her impotent husband, she moans “Oh, Gronky.”
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTEarly on, the sexual protagonist complains that her Molson-drinking husband is pretty much an incompetent Neanderthal.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“Call me when the plane leaves the ground,” she said, in a tone that implied she knew her husband well.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82 | Eleanor Clift | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTM'Bongo, the great chief of this neighbourhood, paid a ceremonial visit to my husband.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsMy husband detests them; on the contrary, I like those carriages, for they tell me of happy—I mean to say, of former times.
A friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousNot one woman in a thousand he knew would place a father before a husband; but his wife was different.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxIn the spring of 1877 Mrs. Kipling came to England to see her children, and was followed the next year by her husband.
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British Dictionary definitions for husband
/ (ˈhʌzbənd) /
a woman's partner in marriage
archaic
a manager of an estate
a frugal person
to manage or use (resources, finances, etc) thriftily
archaic
(tr) to find a husband for
(of a woman) to marry (a man)
(tr) obsolete to till (the soil)
Origin of husband
1Derived forms of husband
- husbander, noun
- husbandless, adjective
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