Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spinster
2 senses of spinster
Sense 1
spinster, old maid -- (an elderly unmarried woman)
=> unmarried woman -- (a woman who is not married)
Sense 2
spinner, spinster, thread maker -- (someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads))
=> maker, shaper -- (a person who makes things)