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Widower

//ˈwɪdoʊɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried wordnet

Etymology

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

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