widower

noun

wid·​ow·​er ˈwi-də-wər 

: a man who has lost his spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried

Examples of widower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The inaugural season of the ABC reality show ended with Nist, a 71-year-old financial advisor, earning a proposal from the senior bachelor, a 72-year-old widower. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024

Danson plays Charles, a widower who answers an ad from a private investigator (Lilah Richcreek Estrada) to go undercover at the Pacific View retirement home in San Francisco, investigating the theft of a resident’s valuable jewelry. —Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024

Your relationship status Widows and widowers are big targets. —Kim Komando, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024

The mystery drama stars Cate Blanchett as a renowned British journalist who receives a book that exposes a dark secret from her past, and Kevin Kline plays a grieving widower and father who doggedly aims to burn her entire world down around her. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English widewer, alteration of wedow widow, widower, from Old English wuduwa widower; akin to Old English wuduwe widow

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing widower

• grass widower

Kids Definition

widower

noun

wid·​ow·​er ˈwid-ə-wər 

: a man whose spouse has died