noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
2. 2
   a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

benedictcasanovacum catcherdon juanlala boplothario

Etymology

From the character in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

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