/ ˈhʌzbənd; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
(also informal hubby ) the man that a woman is married to; a married man :
This is my husband, Steve.
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IDIOMS
- husband and wife
■ verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to use sth very carefully and make sure that you do not waste it
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English (in the senses male head of a household and manager, steward , from Old Norse húsbóndi master of a house, from hús house + bóndi occupier and tiller of the soil. The original sense of the verb was till, cultivate .