EUNUCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eunuch mean? 

• EUNUCH (noun)
  The noun EUNUCH has 1 sense:

1. a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

  Familiarity information: EUNUCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EUNUCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

castrate; eunuch

Context example:

eunuchs guarded the harem

Hypernyms ("eunuch" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

 Context examples 

He stands out among contemporary rhymesters—magazine rhymesters—as a gladiator stands out in the midst of a band of eunuchs.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)