cuckold

/ˈkʌkəld/

/ˈkʌkəʊld/

Other forms: cuckolds; cuckolded; cuckolding

A cuckold is a man who has been betrayed by his wife. If your wife cuckolds you, she is cheating on you with a different man.

This is an old-fashioned word you can find in many Shakespeare plays, though cuckolding is certainly older than Shakespeare and will always exist as long as there are marriages. A man can't cuckold a woman: only a wife can cuckold her husband. By sleeping with another man, she makes her husband a cuckold.

Definitions of cuckold

1. noun

   a man whose wife committed adultery
   types:

   wittol

   an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it

   type of:

   hubby, husband, married man

   a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
2. verb

   be unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
   synonyms: betray, cheat, cheat on, wander

   types:

   two-time

   carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same time

   fool around, play around

   commit adultery

   type of:

   cozen, deceive, delude, lead on

   be false to; be dishonest with