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ex-husband

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A former husband (from a previous marriage after a divorce).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ex

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: man, adult male

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- English husband English ex-husband From ex- + husband.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 前夫 (qiánfū) — a former husband
  • Czech: exmanžel — a former husband
  • Esperanto: eksedzo — a former husband
  • Finnish: entinen aviomies — a former husband
  • French: ex-mari — a former husband
  • Georgian: ყოფილი ქმარი (q̇opili kmari) — a former husband
  • German: Ex-Ehemann — a former husband
  • German: Exmann — a former husband
  • Hindi: पूर्वपति (pūrvapti) — a former husband
  • Hungarian: exférj — a former husband
  • Japanese: 前夫 (zenpu) — a former husband
  • Korean: 전남편 (jeonnampyeon) — a former husband
  • Northern Kurdish: mêrê berê — a former husband
  • Polish: eksmąż — a former husband
  • Russian: бы́вший муж (bývšij muž) — a former husband
  • Slovak: exmanžel — a former husband
  • Spanish: exmarido — a former husband
  • Swedish: exmake — a former husband
  • Swedish: exman — a former husband
  • Telugu: మాజీ-భర్త (mājī-bharta) — a former husband
  • Turkish: eski koca — a former husband
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