Definition of widower
: a man who has lost his wife by death and usually has not remarried
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Origin and Etymology of widower
Middle English widewer, alteration of wedow widow, widower, from Old English wuduwa widower; akin to Old English wuduwe widow
First Known Use: 14th century
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: a man whose wife has died
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: a man whose wife is dead
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