husband
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
How often you will meet it
Rank 408 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 48,953 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.023% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a married man; a woman's partner in marriage also: hubby, married man
verb
- use cautiously and frugally also: conserve, economize, economise I try to economize my spare timeconserve your energy for the ascent to the summit
husband in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Husband, I'm faint; I can no farther go.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Christian, as she passed him, gave her husband a grateful look.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Occasionally she referred to her husband over a question of days or dates.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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She hath taught him in a dream To make away his duchess and her husband.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Katty made no reply to him, but turned up her eyes, and crossed herself, at the wickedness of her unmanageable husband.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1