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cuckold-maker

cuckold-maker noun: one who cuckolds; a man who seduces another's wife.

Noun

cuckold-maker (plural cuckold-makers)

  1. One who cuckolds; a man who seduces another's wife.
    • but if I spared any / That had a head to hit, either young or old, / He or she, cuckold or cuckold-maker, / Let me ne'er hope to see a chine againc. 1613, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, act 5, scene 4, lines 23–26
    Synonyms:
    one who cuckolds
  2. (obsolete) The penis.
    • Would I had had the circumcising of thee, Jew, ide ha' cut short your cuckold-maker; I would i'faith, I would ifaith!1613, John Marston, The Insatiate Countess, act 3

Synonyms of cuckold-maker

  • one who cuckolds

Forms of cuckold-maker

pluralcuckold-makers

Origin of cuckold-maker

From cuckold + maker.

Questions about cuckold-maker

What does cuckold-maker mean?
Cuckold-maker means one who cuckolds; a man who seduces another's wife.
What part of speech is cuckold-maker?
Cuckold-maker is a noun.
What is the plural of cuckold-maker?
The plural of cuckold-maker is cuckold-makers.

Words near cuckold-maker in the dictionary

  1. Cucklington
  2. Cuckmere
  3. Cuckmere Valley
  4. Cuckney
  5. cuckold
  6. cuckold-maker
  7. cuckold-makers
  8. cuckolded
  9. cuckoldee
  10. cuckoldees
  11. cuckolder

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