cuckold

A noun referring to a man whose wife has engaged in adultery.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Mann bezeichnet, dessen Ehefrau oder Partnerin ihm untreu war und mit einem anderen Geschlechtsverkehr hatte. Es kann auch einen Mann bezeichnen, der dies weiß und dennoch bei ihr bleibt.

1. Man with an unfaithful wife C1 formal

   A man whose wife has had sexual relations with another man, often used historically or in literature.

   • In the play, the main character is portrayed as a cuckold.
   • He was mocked by his peers for being a cuckold.
   • The story revolves around a cuckold who discovers his wife's affair.

   🇩🇪Mann einer untreuen Frau

   Synonyme: wittol

• cuckolds plural form
• cuckolds' possessive plural form
• cuckold's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to make a married man a cuckold by having a sexual relationship with his wife, or to betray a partner's trust in a relationship.

• 🇩🇪Einen verheirateten Mann zum Hahnrei machen, indem man mit seiner Frau sexuell verkehrt; allgemeiner: das Vertrauen eines Partners in einer Beziehung verraten.

1. To be unfaithful to one's spouse C2 formal

   To engage in sexual relations with someone other than one's husband or wife, thereby betraying the marital trust.

   • In the play, the wife cuckolds her husband with his best friend.
   • He discovered that his partner had been cuckolding him for years.
   • The scandal involved a prominent politician who cuckolded his spouse.

   🇩🇪Fremdgehen

• cuckolded past participle
• cuckolded past simple
• cuckolding present participle
• cuckolds third person singular