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ex-husband

noun
ex-hus·​band | \ ¦eks-ˈhəz-bənd How to pronounce ex-husband (audio) \
plural ex-husbands

Definition of ex-husband

: a man to whom one was formerly married : a former husband

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First Known Use of ex-husband

1834, in the meaning defined above

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