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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His widower simply can’t cope with his two young sons or his grief.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
The story, following a retired widower whose insomnia gives him the ability to see auras, is set in Derry, and the shadow of IT hangs over it.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
If a widower were to run today, particularly if that widower was the Democrat, somehow the candidate would be responsible for their spouse’s death.
—Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
The two widowers eventually met through the two daughters.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
The story, following a retired widower whose insomnia gives him the ability to see auras, is set in Derry, and the shadow of IT hangs over it.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
If a widower were to run today, particularly if that widower was the Democrat, somehow the candidate would be responsible for their spouse’s death.
—Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
The two widowers eventually met through the two daughters.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwid-ə-wər
: a man whose spouse has died
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