widower
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widower
- /ˈwɪdoʊɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English widwere, equivalent to widow + -er.
noun widowers
- A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. Tears of the widower, when he sees A late-lost form that sleep reveals, And moves his doubtful arms, and feels Her place is empty, fall like these; […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: widowman, widow, widowhood, widowed, remarriage, husband, survivor, widderer, widder, widowership, war widow, widowerhood, grass widower, relict, warwidow, widowess
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noun a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
| Español | viudo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 홀아비 horabi |
| 日本語 | 鰥 yamoo, 鰥夫 kampu, 男寡 otokoyamome |
| 中文 | 鰥夫 /鳏夫 guānfū, 寡夫 guǎfū |
| हिन्दी | विधुर vidhur, रंडवा raṇḍvā |
| Kiswahili | mjane |
| Português | viúvo |
| Français | veuf |
| Deutsch | Witwer |
| Italiano | vedovo |
| Ελληνικά | χήρος chíros |
| Română | văduv |
| Русский | вдове́ц vdovéc |
| Tiếng Việt | người góa vợ |
| العربية | أَرْمَل ʔarmal |
| עברית | אַלְמָן almán |
Talk about this word "widower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/widower. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. widower. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/widower "widower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/widower.Cite this
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title = {widower},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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