Definition of widower
: a man who has lost his spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried
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Rachael is surprised to discover that Lewis will share their grand house with its previous owners, a German widower (Alexander Skarsgard) and his troubled daughter.
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Krajnyak was a skin care specialist who had recently filed for bankruptcy, and Beal was a widower who occasionally acted.
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The brand’s Head of Design, Said Cyrus, widower of the late Catherine Walker, gave PEOPLE a sneak peek of some of the latest spring-summer 2018 collection.
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Shannon is a middle-aged Irish-American widower and devout Catholic who the appears to be the perfect citizen and father.
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In this thrilling new series, Michael C. Hall plays a surgeon and a widower whose life turns upside down when one of his kids goes missing.
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Maria falls in love with and marries Captain Georg von Trapp, a widower, and the family eventually flees Austria as the Nazi menace rises.
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Her widower, comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, helped complete the book, which is now a bestseller.
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Her widower, comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, helped complete the book, which is now a bestseller.
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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
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