widower

American  

[wid-oh-er] / ˈwɪd oʊ ər /

noun

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

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widower British  

/ ˈwɪdəʊə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• widowered adjective
• widowerhood noun

Etymology

Origin of widower

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

Example Sentences

Widows and widowers talk about the pain of the "firsts" without their late partner - anniversaries, birthdays, major life events.

From BBC

Manderley is the Cornwall estate of Maxim de Winter, Rebecca’s brooding widower.

From The Wall Street Journal

So, we are two widowers living in a large home.

From MarketWatch

Upon its publication in 1857, two years after the death of the author of “Jane Eyre,” Gaskell received angry letters, threats of libel lawsuits and outraged responses from Brontë’s father and her widower.

From The Wall Street Journal

When your stepgrandmother’s widower files probate, assuming he files probate, feel free to contact the probate court with your questions about her IRA.

From MarketWatch