Widower Definition
wĭdō-ər
widowers
noun
widowers
A man who has outlived his spouse; esp., such a man who has not remarried.
Webster's New World
The definition of a widower is man whose wife has died and who hasn’t remarried.
An example of a widower was the 10th U.S. president, John Tyler.
YourDictionary
Synonyms:
- widowman
- grass-widower
- dead woman's husband
- wifeless husband
- surviving husband
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Other Word Forms of Widower
Noun
Singular:
widower
Plural:
widowersOrigin of Widower
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Middle English widewer from widewe widow widow
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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