widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwi-də-wər 
: a man who has lost his spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried
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The escape puts them on a collision course with Finbar Murphy (Neeson), a local widower who moonlights as a hitman, now looking to turn a new leaf after a career of killing.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
In the Netflix original movie Our Souls at Night, Redford and Fonda play longtime neighbors and widowers Louis and Addie, who find comfort in spending their nights together as platonic friends.
—Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
In crisp, plain-spoken dialogue, the action clocks in at just under two hours, with some characters excised — Thomas is now a widower — and others beefed up, most notably his daughter Petra (an appealing Victoria Pedretti), whose warmth and integrity lend the proceedings some heart.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Under the settlement, widower Matthew Hutchins was named an executive producer of the film.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The actress said that even months or years after a spouse dies, widowers experience feelings of grief, guilt and loneliness.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
After the settlement was announced with Hutchins’ widower and son, a similar lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles on behalf of her parents, Olga Solovey and Anatolii Androsovych, and her sister, Svetlana Zemko, all of whom live in Ukraine.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
In 1987, rumors began to spread that Ms. von Fürstenberg might marry Monaco’s Prince Rainier III, the widower of Princess Grace, the former Grace Kelly.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
Nonetheless, this film starring Hilary Swank as a Kentucky hairdresser who rallies her community on behalf of a widower and his seriously ill three-year-old daughter proves irresistible with its powerful feel-good story.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
In the Netflix original movie Our Souls at Night, Redford and Fonda play longtime neighbors and widowers Louis and Addie, who find comfort in spending their nights together as platonic friends.
—Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024
In crisp, plain-spoken dialogue, the action clocks in at just under two hours, with some characters excised — Thomas is now a widower — and others beefed up, most notably his daughter Petra (an appealing Victoria Pedretti), whose warmth and integrity lend the proceedings some heart.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Under the settlement, widower Matthew Hutchins was named an executive producer of the film.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The actress said that even months or years after a spouse dies, widowers experience feelings of grief, guilt and loneliness.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
After the settlement was announced with Hutchins’ widower and son, a similar lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles on behalf of her parents, Olga Solovey and Anatolii Androsovych, and her sister, Svetlana Zemko, all of whom live in Ukraine.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
In 1987, rumors began to spread that Ms. von Fürstenberg might marry Monaco’s Prince Rainier III, the widower of Princess Grace, the former Grace Kelly.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
Nonetheless, this film starring Hilary Swank as a Kentucky hairdresser who rallies her community on behalf of a widower and his seriously ill three-year-old daughter proves irresistible with its powerful feel-good story.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
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widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwid-ə-wər
: a man whose spouse has died
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