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A man, supported financially by a female lover (usually a married woman).
The kept man—in and out of marriage—is quite a feature of life in our chaste little village.
See Also: kept woman
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kept man — or (fem) kept woman noun A man or woman maintained financially by a romantic or sexual partner • • • Main Entry: ↑keep … Useful english dictionary
Kept man — A kept man is a man who is financially supported by a wealthy, usually older, person who is neither the man s spouse or close relative. Men may be kept by either a woman or by another man. Being kept could be seen as a form of prostitution,… … Wikipedia
kept woman — noun count OFTEN HUMOROUS a woman who is given a home and money by a man that she has a sexual relationship with: This shows that the speaker does not approve of such a relationship. People often also use kept man humorously about a man … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
(a) kept man — humorous someone who does not work and who is given money and a place to live by the person who they are having a sexual relationship with. She was determined to find work and not become a kept woman like her sister … New idioms dictionary
kept woman — noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man • Syn: ↑mistress, ↑fancy woman • Hypernyms: ↑woman, ↑adult female, ↑lover • Hyponyms: ↑concu … Useful english dictionary
kept woman — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms kept woman : singular kept woman plural kept women often humorous old fashioned a woman who is given a home and money by a man who she has a sexual relationship with. People often also use kept man humorously… … English dictionary
kept — /kɛpt / (say kept) verb 1. past tense and past participle of keep. –phrase (humorous) 2. kept man, a man given financial support by his wife or partner. 3. kept woman, a. (dated) a woman given financial support and a place to live by a lover;… …
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kept woman — noun A woman, supported financially by a lover (usually a married man). He said: Why bother about a career? After all, kept woman is a thoroughly respectable occupation or can be made so by any preacher or justice of the peace. . . . See Also:… … Wiktionary
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