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Noun: spinster  spin-stu(r)
  1. An elderly unmarried woman
    - old maid
     
  2. Someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
    - spinner, thread maker

Derived forms: spinsters

Type of: maker, shaper, unmarried woman

Encyclopedia: Spinster