widower

[wid-oh-er]

noun

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

widower

/ ˈwɪdəʊə /

noun

1. a man whose wife has died and who has not remarried

Other Word Forms

• widowered adjective
• widowerhood noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of widower¹

1325–75; late Middle English ( widow, -er ¹ ); replacing widow (now dial.), Old English wydewa

Example Sentences

Her immediate family, including her widower the Duke of Kent and their three children, were there and attended a service marking the reception of the duchess' coffin into the cathedral.

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For weeks, the Belgian - a widower of four years - had been communicating on WhatsApp with who he thought was Ms Vouzelaud, former Miss Limousin and first runner-up to Miss France in 2007.

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It showed Pratt with a beard, which contradicted the widower’s initial description of the shooter as “a clean-shaven black man.”

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"I committed the cardinal sin," reflects David Adams, 87, a widower who lives alone in Glasgow.

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But Cox's widower Brendan was unimpressed, calling their statement "only half an apology".

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