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widower

[ wid-oh-er ]

noun

  1. a man who has lost his spouse by death and has not remarried.


widower

/ ˈɪəʊə /

noun

  1. a man whose wife has died and who has not remarried
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ɾo· adjective
  • ɾo··Ǵǻ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of widower1

1325–75; late Middle English ( widow, -er 1 ); replacing widow (now dial.), Old English wydewa
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But Cox's widower Brendan was unimpressed, calling their statement "only half an apology".

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Falling for this handsome, very recent widower was beyond reckless.

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But she’s also disappointed that her father — a well-intentioned widower still struggling to connect with his daughter — wants in on the financial gain by angling for partner status.

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“Katmandu was very much a case of Katman-did,” the lonely widower says, bubbling over with his need to impress his famous guest or really, just to talk to anybody.

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“The Golden Bachelor” spinoff, which featured 72-year-old widower Gerry Turner dating a group of older women, was a ratings hit for ABC, drawing in millions of viewers outside the core Bachelor Nation fan base.

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