What does "widower" mean?

A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.

Widower

Common synonyms include: bereaved husband, bereaved husband figure, bereaved male protagonist, bereaved spouse, dowager, heir.

/ˈwɪdoʊɚ/ noun

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Noun

1
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.
"Tears of the widower, when he sees ⁠A late-lost form that sleep reveals, ⁠And moves his doubtful arms, and feels Her place is empty, fall like these; […]"
2
a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried wordnet

"A man whose wife is dead is called a widower."

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