Widower
noun
A man whose wife has died and who has not remarried.
After his wife passed away, John became a widower.
Often appears as...
- recent widower
- young widower
noun
A man whose wife has died and who has not remarried.
After his wife passed away, John became a widower.
Often appears as...
- recent widower
- young widower
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Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
The word 'widower' only refers to men, while 'widow' is for women.
My uncle is a widower, and my aunt was a widow.
Pro Tip 2/3Remarriage Status
'Widower' implies the man has not remarried after his wife's death.
He's been a widower for three years and hasn't considered remarriage.
Pro Tip 3/3Mourning Connotation
Using 'widower' can suggest a period of mourning or loss.
As a new widower, he's facing a lot of emotional pain.
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The 5 Musketeers Eat...
seen just yet so I'll keep an eye out for the I think he said he did I don't know if he managed to put one on screen but I know he was trying the other day I don't think it was sitting still but very cool so there's a variety of widower bird species and that we get to see out here in the Mara it was very nice
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The power of introverts...
because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors. My grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when I was growing up, partly because it was filled with his very gentle, very courtly presence
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The power of introverts...
Maimonides but these are not exactly my books I brought these books with me because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors my grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when I was
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The challenges of being...
hospitals in mountains and caves he was a father of twenty thousands orphans a supporter of ten thousand widowers and a financial leader of sixty million
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The 5 Musketeers Eat...
seen just yet so I'll keep an eye out for the I think he said he did I don't know if he managed to put one on screen but I know he was trying the other day I don't think it was sitting still but very cool so there's a variety of widower bird species and that we get to see out here in the Mara it was very nice
Video examples
The power of introverts...
because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors. My grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when I was growing up, partly because it was filled with his very gentle, very courtly presence
Video examples
The power of introverts...
Maimonides but these are not exactly my books I brought these books with me because they were written by my grandfather's favorite authors my grandfather was a rabbi and he was a widower who lived alone in a small apartment in Brooklyn that was my favorite place in the world when I was
Video examples
The challenges of being...
hospitals in mountains and caves he was a father of twenty thousands orphans a supporter of ten thousand widowers and a financial leader of sixty million
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Quote examples
Sarah McBride
American Activist
Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Jeff Sessions are using their powers and offices to make life as difficult as possible for everyone from the transgender worker to the gay widower to the queer undocumented immigrant. These efforts are not about bathrooms or religious freedom; they're about driving LGBTQ people out of public life.
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Joseph Roux
French Clergyman
We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.
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Loni Love
American Comedian
In 'Mother's Day,' which is directed by legendary director Garry Marshall, I play a mother figure to the character played by Jason Sudeikis from 'Saturday Night Live.' He's a widower, and I'm a mother who's helping him to get over the loss of his wife.
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Frances McDormand
American Actress
When you lose a spouse, you're a widow or widower; when you lose your parents, you're an orphan. When you lose a child, there's no word in the English language for that position, that place that you're left.
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Donald Hall
American Poet
Each season, my balance gets worse, and sometimes I fall. I no longer cook for myself but microwave widower food, mostly Stouffer's. My fingers are clumsy and slow with buttons.
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Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
I should say, one of the things about being a widow or a widower, you really, really need a sense of humor, because everything's going to fall apart.
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Pierce Brosnan
Irish Actor
Being a widower is not that groovy when you lose someone you really love, and you have to go out and date again.
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Wilford Brimley
American Actor
I'm a widower with three sons and seven grandchildren. One of my sons is my partner on the ranch.
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William Inge
English Clergyman
Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.
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Alok Nath
Indian Actor
I am usually portrayed as a widower, I don't get a wife on any show.
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Sarah McBride
American Activist
Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Jeff Sessions are using their powers and offices to make life as difficult as possible for everyone from the transgender worker to the gay widower to the queer undocumented immigrant. These efforts are not about bathrooms or religious freedom; they're about driving LGBTQ people out of public life.
Quote examples
Joseph Roux
French Clergyman
We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.
Quote examples
Loni Love
American Comedian
In 'Mother's Day,' which is directed by legendary director Garry Marshall, I play a mother figure to the character played by Jason Sudeikis from 'Saturday Night Live.' He's a widower, and I'm a mother who's helping him to get over the loss of his wife.
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Frances McDormand
American Actress
When you lose a spouse, you're a widow or widower; when you lose your parents, you're an orphan. When you lose a child, there's no word in the English language for that position, that place that you're left.
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Donald Hall
American Poet
Each season, my balance gets worse, and sometimes I fall. I no longer cook for myself but microwave widower food, mostly Stouffer's. My fingers are clumsy and slow with buttons.
Quote examples
Joyce Carol Oates
American Novelist
I should say, one of the things about being a widow or a widower, you really, really need a sense of humor, because everything's going to fall apart.
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Pierce Brosnan
Irish Actor
Being a widower is not that groovy when you lose someone you really love, and you have to go out and date again.
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Wilford Brimley
American Actor
I'm a widower with three sons and seven grandchildren. One of my sons is my partner on the ranch.
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William Inge
English Clergyman
Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.
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Alok Nath
Indian Actor
I am usually portrayed as a widower, I don't get a wife on any show.
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