widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwi-də-wər 
: a man who has lost his spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried
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Nearly four years after Jacques Pépin’s wife died, the esteemed chef is still finding his way through being a widower.
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The story is set in a small town in Southern Sweden, where grumpy widower Ingmar lives a regimented life.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
Caregiver Amanda Normand begged the 71-year-old widower to stay with her inland, but there had been many evacuation warnings over the years as hurricanes neared his Indian Rocks Beach home — the storm surge never got more than knee-high.
—David Fischer and Terry Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Caregiver Amanda Normand begged the 71-year-old widower to stay with her inland.
—Jeff Amy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The story is set in a small town in Southern Sweden, where grumpy widower Ingmar lives a regimented life.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
Caregiver Amanda Normand begged the 71-year-old widower to stay with her inland, but there had been many evacuation warnings over the years as hurricanes neared his Indian Rocks Beach home — the storm surge never got more than knee-high.
—David Fischer and Terry Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
Caregiver Amanda Normand begged the 71-year-old widower to stay with her inland.
—Jeff Amy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widower. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwid-ə-wər
: a man whose spouse has died
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