grass widower

American  

noun

1. a man who is separated, divorced, or lives apart from his wife.

2. a man whose wife is away from home frequently or for a long time, as on business or to pursue a sport or hobby.

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grass widower British  

noun

1. a man divorced, separated, or living away from his spouse

2. a man whose spouse is regularly away for short periods

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Etymology

Origin of grass widower

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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grass widower

Meredith worked on alone for a while, a crusty grass widower.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I shall be a gay grass widower for the next two months—wife's gone for a holiday to the West Indies."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 by Various

He's be'n a widower once an' a grass widower twice.

From Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Southeastern Massachusetts by Various

The Canon had resolved on taking a holiday, and being no lover of solitude in his pleasures, he wished to persuade Maurice to become a grass widower for three weeks.

From Tongues of Conscience by Hichens, Robert Smythe

Jones a grass widower whose wife lives in Paris.

From The British Association's Visit to Montreal, 1884 : letters by Rayleigh, Clara