O, it grieves my soul, / That I must draw this metal from my side / To be a widow-maker!
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Widow-maker
//ˈwɪ.dəʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ//
Synonyms for "widow-maker" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Translations
6 translations across 6 languages.
Danish
1 entries- enkemager noun (something which or someone who takes the lives of men)
Dutch
1 entries- weduwenmaker noun (something which or someone who takes the lives of men)
Finnish
1 entries- leskentekijä noun (something which or someone who takes the lives of men)
German
1 entries- Witwenmacher noun (something which or someone who takes the lives of men)
Japanese
1 entries- ウィドウ・メーカー noun (something which or someone who takes the lives of men)
Māori
1 entries- kuku raho noun (something which or someone who takes the lives of men)
Sample sentences
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What is a woman that you forsake her, / And the hearth-fire and the home-acre, / To go with the old grey Widow-maker?
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Finally, jobs that are 'widow-makers' should be rethought and restructured. In the heyday of the great sailing ships, around 1850, just before the coming of steam, every shipping company had a widow-maker on its hands once in a while. ... One typical 'widow-maker' has been the job of international vice-president in the large American company.
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