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English noun: spinster

1. spinster (person) an elderly unmarried woman


Synonymsold maid


Broader (hypernym)unmarried woman

2. spinster (person) someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)


Synonymsspinner, thread maker


Broader (hypernym)maker, shaper









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