Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who seeks or courts widows for the sake of a jointure or fortune.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune.
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sionnach commented on the word widow-hunter
One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune.
July 18, 2008