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widower Definition

wid·ower (wid′ō ər)

noun

a man who has outlived the woman to whom he was married at the time of her death; esp., such a man who has not remarried

Etymology: ME widewer, extended < wedow, widower < OE widewa, masc. of widewe, widow

widower Related Forms
wid′·ower·hood′ noun
widower Synonyms

widower

n.

surviving husband, wifeless husband, dead woman's husband, grass widower*, widowman*; see also husband, man 2, survivor.

widower Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • marry: Answered by: Mark Keenan, Editor I married a widower 12 years ago who had an eighteen-year-old daughter.
  • remain: He was to remain a widower for 43 years.
  • age: My PHILLIPS family on 1891 census for Queens Street, Swinton have JOHN CROSSLEY, widower aged 75 years living with them.
  • leave: You can imagine his distress at being left a widower, for he would rather die than take a mistress.
  • become: Before the Great War he became a widower, with a still young family to manage.

Adjective modifier

  • elderly: I had my meals in the canteen and shared a table with five elderly widowers who used the canteen on a daily basis.
  • old: Six weeks later she married the 41 year old widower.
  • wealthy: She meets the wealthy widower Maxim de Winter ( Laurence Olivier ) in Monte Carlo, where they fall in love and get married.
  • lonely: Vijay is adopted by a kindly and lonely widower, who showers all his affection and love on him.
  • recent: Sam is a recent widower who is seeking someone new.
  • young: In 1886 Asquith was elected as the Liberal MP for East Fife, despite the constraints of being a young widower with five children.

Modifies a noun

  • father: Born and brought up in Kilmarnock ( East Ayrshire ) by his widower father, who was a colliery foreman.

Noun used with modifier

  • war: Learn more about the war widower 's pension credit in the UK.

Possessives

  • pension: All service is covered for family benefits, therefore the widower's pension is equal to half the member's own pension.
  • benefit: And, unlike Mrs Southall, they have no worries about widowers ' benefits.

Possessives

  • widow: The widow's, widower 's or civil partner's pension is payable at the rate of one-half of your deferred pension.

Preposition: of

  • member: A. The data should contain records in respect of retired members or pensions paid to widows or widowers of scheme members.

Preposition: with

  • son: He was 54 years old at the time and was a widower with sons in their late teens and early twenties.
  • child: He was a widower with seven children, his wife died 12 months ago.

Preposition: for

  • year: I have been a widower for three years now.