widower
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English widwer, equivalent to widow + -er.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
widower (plural widowers)
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
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References[edit]
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Widower”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 2 (V–Z), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 114, column 1.