Spinster
WordNet
noun
(1) Someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
(2) An elderly unmarried woman
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from an historical notion of unmarried women spinning thread for a living.
Noun
- An unmarried woman, especially one past the normal marrying age.
- One who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spin master.
- Someone whose occupation was spinning thread.