1
: a male partner in a marriage
her husband of forty years
2
British
: the manager of another's property : steward
3
: a frugal manager
speaks his whole mind gaily, and is not the cautious husband of a part—
W. B. Yeats
W. B. Yeats
husbandly
adjective
husbanded; husbanding; husbands
1
a
: to manage prudently and economically
a country that has husbanded its resources well
b
: to use sparingly : conserve
must husband one's strength
2
archaic
: to find a husband for : mate
husbander
noun
Examples of husband in a Sentence
Noun
Have you met her husband?
she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
Verb
The country has husbanded its resources well.
husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them
Recent Examples on the WebMerle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2024
One of the rarest Lamborghinis made so far this century is being offered through SBX Cars, the global online-auction platform owned and operated by automotive influencer Alex Hirschi and her husband Nik.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2024
Along with her husband, country music singer Brad Paisley, Kimberly has also been hard at work on The Store, a free grocery market in Nashville that since March 2020 has provided individuals and families in need with an encouraging shopping experience.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2024
She was stressed about family finances, husband Anthony LaCour recalled, when deputies found her trespassing at a trucking company.
—Ryan J. Foley, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
For the gala, Brittany wore a figure-hugging pastel yellow dress with cutouts at her sternum and her décolletage that was adorned with two flowers, while her husband, who started the charity in 2019, wore a blue plaid suit jacket and pants with a white button-down top.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2024
The real reason Jon Bon Jovi’s wife didn’t attend her husband’s docuseries screening has been revealed.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
Gilbert Flores/Getty Images Nicole Kidman shares her teen daughters with her husband Keith Urban, who reportedly made everyone cry during his tribute to Kidman later in the evening.
—Glamour, 28 Apr. 2024
Elizabeth Munoz and her husband, Juan Carlos Munoz, started the San Diego chapter after their only child, Juan Carlos Jr., was murdered eight years ago.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
Madison Le Croy, meanwhile, is still basking in the glow of her November 2022 wedding to husband Brett Randle.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Salma Hayek Pinault to Receive Giving Tree Award at the 2023 Baby2Baby Gala: 'So Honored'
Hayek Pinault is mom to daughter Valentina, 16, and stepmom to husband Pinault's three kids — François, 25, Augustin and Mathilde, 22.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
Hilton started out her Instagram carousel with what appeared to be a more recent photo of the pair at her wedding to husband Carter Reum in 2021.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
Jenna Bush Hager is giving a special shout-out to husband Henry Hager on Father's Day.
—Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
Donilon especially husbands the soul and big-picture focus of the president's political ambitions, and serves as a lead architect of high-profile speeches.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023
Kyle Richards gets uninvited from Nicky Hilton's wedding During a season 6 episode of RHOBH, Kyle shared that she was uninvited from niece Nicky's wedding to husband James Rothschild, and then reinvited.
—Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
Reese Witherspoon has been married to husband Jim Toth for more than a decade, and the two are still going strong.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Feb. 2023
Noun
Lisa Rinna and husband Harry Hamlin arrived hand in hand, bubbling with excitement to see their 22-year-old daughter Amelia Gray (Hamlin) named as model of the year.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2024
One of the rarest Lamborghinis made so far this century is being offered through SBX Cars, the global online-auction platform owned and operated by automotive influencer Alex Hirschi and her husband Nik.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2024
Along with her husband, country music singer Brad Paisley, Kimberly has also been hard at work on The Store, a free grocery market in Nashville that since March 2020 has provided individuals and families in need with an encouraging shopping experience.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2024
She was stressed about family finances, husband Anthony LaCour recalled, when deputies found her trespassing at a trucking company.
—Ryan J. Foley, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
For the gala, Brittany wore a figure-hugging pastel yellow dress with cutouts at her sternum and her décolletage that was adorned with two flowers, while her husband, who started the charity in 2019, wore a blue plaid suit jacket and pants with a white button-down top.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2024
The real reason Jon Bon Jovi’s wife didn’t attend her husband’s docuseries screening has been revealed.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
Gilbert Flores/Getty Images Nicole Kidman shares her teen daughters with her husband Keith Urban, who reportedly made everyone cry during his tribute to Kidman later in the evening.
—Glamour, 28 Apr. 2024
Elizabeth Munoz and her husband, Juan Carlos Munoz, started the San Diego chapter after their only child, Juan Carlos Jr., was murdered eight years ago.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
Verb
Bruce Willis‘ wife Emma Heming Willis is ready to chronicle her journey of being a caregiver to husband Bruce Willis.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
Madison Le Croy, meanwhile, is still basking in the glow of her November 2022 wedding to husband Brett Randle.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
Salma Hayek Pinault to Receive Giving Tree Award at the 2023 Baby2Baby Gala: 'So Honored'
Hayek Pinault is mom to daughter Valentina, 16, and stepmom to husband Pinault's three kids — François, 25, Augustin and Mathilde, 22.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
Hilton started out her Instagram carousel with what appeared to be a more recent photo of the pair at her wedding to husband Carter Reum in 2021.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
Jenna Bush Hager is giving a special shout-out to husband Henry Hager on Father's Day.
—Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
Donilon especially husbands the soul and big-picture focus of the president's political ambitions, and serves as a lead architect of high-profile speeches.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023
Kyle Richards gets uninvited from Nicky Hilton's wedding During a season 6 episode of RHOBH, Kyle shared that she was uninvited from niece Nicky's wedding to husband James Rothschild, and then reinvited.
—Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
Reese Witherspoon has been married to husband Jim Toth for more than a decade, and the two are still going strong.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Feb. 2023
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“Husband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/husband. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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husband
1 of 2 noun
hus·band
ˈhəz-bənd 
: a male partner in a marriage
husband
2 of 2 verb
: to manage carefully and economically : conserve
husbanded their resources
husbander
noun
Etymology
Noun
Old English hūsbonda "master of a house," from early Norse hūsbondi, literally, "house owner" — related to house
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