widowmaker
Americannoun
plural
widowmakers-
anything likely to cause sudden death, especially a danger in a male-dominated profession.
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Medicine/Medical. the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery, or a blockage of it.
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a loose or broken tree limb that can easily fall on someone below and kill them.
Example Sentences
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Prompt use of a defibrillator can save someone suffering from a widowmaker.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023
And they have bet in defiance of BOJ rhetoric, a trade nicknamed the "widowmaker" for its propensity to fail.
From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2023
Susan Lucci will never forget the moment that she nearly faced "the widowmaker."
From Fox News • Feb. 1, 2022
And the markets are littered with the failed careers of those who bet that ultra-low Japanese bond yields would not last; a trade known as "the widowmaker".
From Economist • Jan. 10, 2018
Daylight savings time is a widowmaker: stay off the roads on Leap Forward day!
From Eastern Standard Tribe by Doctorow, Cory
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