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widow-hunter

widow-hunter noun: somebody who seeks to marry a widow for her money.

Noun

widow-hunter (plural widow-hunters)

  1. Somebody who seeks to marry a widow for her money.

Forms of widow-hunter

pluralwidow-hunters

Origin of widow-hunter

From widow + hunter.

Questions about widow-hunter

What does widow-hunter mean?
Widow-hunter means somebody who seeks to marry a widow for her money.
What part of speech is widow-hunter?
Widow-hunter is a noun.
What is the plural of widow-hunter?
The plural of widow-hunter is widow-hunters.

Words near widow-hunter in the dictionary

  1. widow's penny
  2. widow's silk
  3. widow's walk
  4. widow's walks
  5. widow's weeds
  6. widow-hunter
  7. widow-hunters
  8. widow-maker
  9. widow-makers
  10. widow-wail
  11. widowbird

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