widower en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɪdoʊɚ/ (US)
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Etymology
From Middle English widwere, equivalent to widow + -er.
Meanings
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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; […]
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 20:What happens to the lovers of people with AIDS? How do they experience the passage from lover to caregiver to "widower"?
1988 April 2, Lori Kenschaft, “Film on lovers of PWAs in works”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| widowers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
grass widower · widowership · widowered
Relateds
Translations (120)
th พ่อหม้าย (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · th พ่อม่าย (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · la viduus (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · cs vdovec (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · cmn 鰥夫 /鳏夫 (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · nl weduwnaar (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ba тол (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sq i ve (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · nn enkjemann (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · mi takahore (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ms duda (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · el χήρος (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sco weedae-man (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · rup veduu (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · hu özvegyember (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · tg бева (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sa विधुर (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · oc veuse (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · kk тұл ер (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · cy gwidwer (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · fr veuf (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ja 男寡 (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · enm widwe (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sq vejan (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · be удаве́ц (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · vi người góa vợ (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ang widuwa (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · vo hiviudan (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · th ม่าย (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · id duda (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · bg вдове́ц (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ba тол ир (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · tg занмурда (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · fi leski (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ro văduv (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · eo vidvo (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · pt viúvo (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · mr विधुर (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · et leskmees (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · cy gŵr gweddw (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · lv atraitnis (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · gl viúvo (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ccc maluti (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · rup veduv (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ja 鰥 (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · myv доваля (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · pl wdowiec (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ca vidu (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · enm widwere (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · hi विधुर (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · or ବିପତ୍ନୀକ (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · nb enkemann (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · uk вдіве́ць (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ga baintreach fir (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ka ქვრივი (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sh udóvac (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · uz beva kishi (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ja 鰥夫 (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · rue вдове́ць (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · pdt Wätmaun (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · or ମୃତଦାର (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · frp vevo (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sh удо́вац (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · da enkemand (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · he אַלְמָן (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · it vedovo (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · taa titwxenh (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · af wewenaar (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · bn বিপত্নীক (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sw mjane (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · izh leski (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · mk вдовец (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · nn enkemann (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · es viudo (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · lt našlys (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · fa-ira بیوِه (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · cmn 寡夫 (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · io vidvulo (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · de Witwer (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ko 홀아비 (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · gd banntrach (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · my မုဆိုးဖို (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sv änkeman (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · th หม้าย (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · yag šupun-wa (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · liv lešk (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · rif ajjar (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · fo einkjumaður (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · pms vido (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · qu ikma (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · br intañv (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · esu aipaineq (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · fi leskimies (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sl vdovec (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · arz ارمل (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ast viudu (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ur رَن٘ڈْوا (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · fur vedul (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · hi रंडवा (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · prs بیوَه (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · tr dul (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · liv atrāita (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · izh leskimees (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sk vdovec (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · scn vìduvu (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · vec védoo (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · wyi warrbil (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · be ўдаве́ц (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · bn অপত্নীক (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · scn vìduu (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ar أَرْمَل (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · hy այրի (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · az dul kişi (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · is ekkill (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · eu alargun (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · ru вдове́ц (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · mi pouaru (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · rsk ґдовец (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · yue 鰥夫 /鳏夫 (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) · sv änkling (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried)