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Synonyms & antonyms
nounA former husband (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Middle Frenchex-
- Middle Englishex-
- Englishex-
- Englishhusband
- Englishex-husband
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 前夫
- 前夫 (qiánfū)a former husband
Czech exmanžel
- exmanžela former husband
Esperanto eksedzo
- eksedzoa former husband
Finnish entinen aviomies
- entinen aviomiesa former husband
French ex-mari
- ex-maria former husband
German Ex-Ehemann, Exmann
- Ex-Ehemanna former husband
- Exmanna former husband
Hindi पूर्वपति
- पूर्वपति (pūrvapti)a former husband
Hungarian exférj
- exférja former husband
Japanese 前夫
- 前夫 (zenpu)a former husband
Korean 전남편
- 전남편 (jeonnampyeon)a former husband
Polish eksmąż
- eksmąża former husband
Russian бы́вший муж
- бы́вший муж (bývšij muž)a former husband
Slovak exmanžel
- exmanžela former husband
Spanish exmarido
- exmaridoa former husband
Swedish exmake, exman
- exmakea former husband
- exmana former husband
Turkish eski koca
- eski kocaa former husband
Cite this entry
APA
ex-husband. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex-husband
MLA
“ex-husband.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex-husband. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ex-husband,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex-husband.
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