widower

noun

wid·​ow·​er ˈwi-də-wər 

: a man who has lost his spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried

Examples of widower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the aftermath, Morgan grows closer with Franco's character Jonah (Jenny's widower) as the family grapples with loss, secrets and Clara's own budding relationship with classmate Miller (Mason Thames). —Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025

Just over two years after Suzanne Somers’ death, the late actor and fitness icon’s widower Alan Hamel has revealed he’s created an AI clone of Somers for online fan interactions. —Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025

The father, Fyodor Karamazov, is a grasping, lecherous, deceitful, and shameless widower. —Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025

Jennifer Rowland, who lives in Nashua, New Hampshire, has been adjusting to her daughter leaving for university at the same time that her father has been learning to live as a widower in Littleton, North Carolina. —Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English widewer, alteration of wedow widow, widower, from Old English wuduwa widower; akin to Old English wuduwe widow

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing widower

• grass widower

Kids Definition

widower

noun

wid·​ow·​er ˈwid-ə-wər 

: a man whose spouse has died