widower
noun
a man who has lost his spouse by death and has not remarried.
widowers
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pluralof widower.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Benefits are reduced for surviving widows and widowers who start claiming their late spouse’s benefits before reaching the full retirement age, currently 67.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
Changes in tax policy in intervening years allowed widows and widowers to access their spouses’ unused exemptions and now the more generous exemptions make it worth revisiting these trusts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
They include 2.5 million pensioners - including widows and widowers - whose state pension operates under the pre-2016 system.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
Widows and widowers miss spouses who died during the height of the pandemic.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024
“Think of how many orphans you’d be leaving behind, how many widowers, a mother in luto for the rest of her life.”
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
