spinster: Meaning and Definition of

spin•ster

Pronunciation: (spin'stur), [key]
— n.
  1. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
  2. a woman who has never married.
  3. a woman whose occupation is spinning.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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