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husband
[ huhz-buhnd ]
noun
- a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
- British. a manager.
- Archaic. a prudent or frugal manager.
husband
/ ˈhʌzbənd /
noun
- a woman's partner in marriage
- archaic.
- a manager of an estate
- a frugal person
verb
- to manage or use (resources, finances, etc) thriftily
- archaic.
- tr to find a husband for
- (of a woman) to marry (a man)
- obsolete.tr to till (the soil)
Derived Forms
- ˈhusbandless, adjective
- ˈhusbander, noun
Other Words From
- husband·er noun
- husband·less adjective
- un·husband·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of husband1
Example Sentences
It was exciting to think about her as a brilliant and crazed doctor living out in the jungle with her husband developing these medicines that she thinks are going to make her a millionaire.
She said she and her husband, Crispen, had started to look into surrogacy when, unexpectedly, she fell pregnant.
“Kids were separated from their fathers and husbands,” shouted an elderly woman whose dark eyes blazed with anger.
Ms Byanyima said she did not expect her husband to get justice.
Betty Brown and her husband spent more than £50,000 of their savings to cover the unexpected losses which started as soon as the Horizon computer system was installed in her branch.
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