Old maid
Old maid noun - An elderly unmarried woman.
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Reactionary and old maid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reactionary" instead a noun phrase "Old maid".
Reactionary
Reactionary noun - A person with old-fashioned ideas.
Usage example: a reactionary in the nation's ongoing culture war, she seems to believe that watching any TV at all will rot your brain
Old maid and reactionary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Old maid" instead a noun "Reactionary".
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Reactionary and Old maid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/old_maid/reactionary
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