1. a man who has lost his wife by death and has not remarried.
Origin
1325-75; late Middle English (see
widow,
-er1); replacing
widow (now dial.),
Old English wydewa Related forms
widowered, adjective
widowerhood, noun
Examples from the web for widower
- The bride was a widow, and the bridegroom was a widower.
- It is often the widow who does this, but in some areas, it is also the widower.
- Her outraged widower spurred a protest that escalated into a riot.
- The bridegroom was a widower whose second marriage ended in divorce.
- And it is this that becomes the tragic barrier against which the widower beats.
- When he is asked if he is a widower he considers the question with care.
- He was a widower whose second marriage ended in divorce.
- The bridegroom, who legally changed his name, was a widower.
- We pay widow's or widower's benefits based on a percentages of the deceased worker's benefit amount.
British Dictionary definitions for widower
noun 1. a man whose wife has died and who has not remarried
Word Origin and History for widower
n. mid-14c., extended from widow. The Old English masc. form was widewa.