spinster

A woman, especially an older one, who has not married.

A person, especially a woman, whose occupation is spinning thread.

A woman who spins; by extension, any person who spins; a spinner.

An unmarried woman (so called because she was supposed to occupy herself with spinning): the legal designation in England of all unmarried women from a viscount’s daughter downward; popularly, an elderly unmarried woman; an “old maid”: sometimes used adjectively.

A woman of an evil life or character: so called from being forced to spin in the house of correction. See spin-house.

A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.

A man who spins.

An unmarried or single woman; — used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname.

A woman of evil life and character; — so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.

A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.