Definition of widower
: a man who has lost his spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried
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Will is a war veteran and widower with post-traumatic stress disorder who has been living undercover with Tom in a large public nature preserve in Portland, Ore.
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The tragic events raised Thorpe's public profile enormously; the widower with a young son earned broad public sympathy.
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In 1926, Curran married Henry Rogers, the widower of her late music teacher.
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NORTH COUNTY Widows/widowers club hosts activities The North County Widow and Widowers club hosts these events in June.
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The parents and widower of a South Carolina newlywed who died during an American Airlines flight are suing the carrier, alleging wrongful death.
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Crumbs from the Table of Joy A widower and his two daughters relocate from Florida to Brooklyn in the 1950s in Lynn Nottage's coming-of-age drama.
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The story centers on Abbas (Eriq Ebouaney), a former high school teacher in the Central African Republic and a widower, now living in Paris with his two children.
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The husband of Laura Anderson, the other paralegal killed at the law firm, offered a comforting embrace to Veleria's widower before the start of the service.
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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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