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 WebLaura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
That’s to say nothing of the funeral of my husband.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
As Brittany, 35, prepared for the trip by packing a bottle of tequila on the Tuesday, April 16 episode, her husband Jax Taylor chastised her about her drinking habits.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Yet, due to high rents, Riley and her husband cannot afford stable housing.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The conversation had some lighter moments as well, including Clinton talking about her early days dating husband former President Bill Clinton and why Clarkson would never, ever write a memoir.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
The Highlands home has been a royal haven since 1852, when it was officially purchased by Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, for £32,000, which equates to £3.7 million today ($4.7 million), according to the Bank of England calculator.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Her family easily obliged; her husband’s family was a different story.
—Fortesa Latifi, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Her husband had stayed at home with their two older children, Ahmad, 7, and Yara, 6.
—USA TODAY, 5 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
Her husband of 37 years sent her from Riverton, Utah.
—Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
That’s to say nothing of the funeral of my husband.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
As Brittany, 35, prepared for the trip by packing a bottle of tequila on the Tuesday, April 16 episode, her husband Jax Taylor chastised her about her drinking habits.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Yet, due to high rents, Riley and her husband cannot afford stable housing.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The conversation had some lighter moments as well, including Clinton talking about her early days dating husband former President Bill Clinton and why Clarkson would never, ever write a memoir.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
The Highlands home has been a royal haven since 1852, when it was officially purchased by Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, for £32,000, which equates to £3.7 million today ($4.7 million), according to the Bank of England calculator.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Her family easily obliged; her husband’s family was a different story.
—Fortesa Latifi, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Her husband had stayed at home with their two older children, Ahmad, 7, and Yara, 6.
—USA TODAY, 5 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 23 Apr. 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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