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husband

/ˈhʌz.bənd/
noun
  1. The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.

  2. A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.

  3. A prudent or frugal manager.

Antonymswife
verb
  1. To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.

    "For my means, I'll husband them so well, / They shall go far. — Shakespeare."

  2. To conserve.

  3. To till; cultivate; farm; nurture.

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