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widower

English

Etymology

From Middle English widwer, equivalent to widow +? -er.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?w?do??/

Noun

widower (plural widowers)

  1. A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); masculine of widow. [from 14th c.]

Related terms

  • widow
  • widowerhood

Translations

References

  • 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.

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widowered

English

Etymology

widower +? -ed

Adjective

widowered (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard, of a man) Widowed; left a widower.

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