SPINSTER


Meaning of SPINSTER in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Both my father's sisters were spinsters.

Sally lives with her mother and her spinster aunt.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A dried-up old spinster like that talking of love!

And what about us inveterate spinsters, us permanent bachelors?

As in Ireland, there are many frustrated bachelors and spinsters, and there are frequent late marriages.

In 1973 Wendy Ellis, poor Wendy, a spinster , died aged thirty-five of liver failure.

It had been clear from the start that the spinster had taken an instant dislike to both Ashi and her daughter.

That she should ever marry was not in his mind, though a spinster on the boards would hardly do.

There did seem to be a lot of spinsters in the twenties.

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