ex-husband

1. 1.

   a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband

   Synonymsex

   Broaderman

Questions about ex-husband

What does ex-husband mean?

ex-husband means "a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband".

How many syllables are in ex-husband?

ex-husband has 3 syllables: ex--hus-band. The stress falls on "ex-". In IPA it is /ˈɛksˈhʌzbənd/.

What is another word for ex-husband?

Close synonyms include ex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ex-husband a common word?

ex-husband is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.