Definition of Spinster

1. Noun. An elderly unmarried woman.

Exact synonyms: Old Maid
Generic synonyms: Unmarried Woman
Derivative terms: Spinsterhood

2. Noun. Someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads).
Exact synonyms: Spinner, Thread Maker
Generic synonyms: Maker, Shaper
Derivative terms: Spin

Definition of Spinster

1. n. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.

Definition of Spinster

1. Noun. A woman who has never been married, especially one past the normal marrying age according to social traditions. ¹

2. Noun. One who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spin master. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) Someone whose occupation was spinning thread. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spinster

1. an unmarried woman who is past the usual age for marrying [n -S]

Medical Definition of Spinster

1. 1. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin. "She spake to spinster to spin it out." (Piers Plowman) "The spinsters and the knitters in the sun." (Shak) 2. A man who spins. 3. An unmarried or single woman; used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname. "If a gentlewoman be termed a spinster, she may abate the writ." (Coke) 4. A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction. Origin: Spin + -ster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinster

spinothalamic cordotomy
spinothalamic tract
spinothalamic tractotomy
spinotransversarius
spinous layer
spinous process
spinous process of tibia
spinous spider crab
spinous spider crabs
spinout
spinouts
spinpolarization
spinpolarized
spins
spinster (current term)
spinsterdom
spinsterhood
spinsterhoods
spinsterish
spinsterishness
spinsterlike
spinsterly
spinsters
spinstership
spinstress
spinstresses
spinstry
spintext
spintexts

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