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Meaning of kept man | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A man who lives off his lover.

Equivalents

Polski utrzymanek

Examples

“The kept man—in and out of marriage—is quite a feature of life in our chaste little village.”
“A strapping Italian hunk, he becomes the rich actress's kept man, uses her money to start himself in business.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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