widower

noun

Definition of widowernext
as in husband

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Recent Examples of widower Written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari (Transformers One, Ant-Man and the Wasp), Pathetic Fallacy follows a young widower to a new-age mountain town in search of cosmic answers and a chance to heal. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 Giovanni Galante, a 9/11 widower, started the petition with a woman who lost her husband on 9/11. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 27 July 2026 Charles builds their cabin with help from a kind widower and Civil War veteran, John Edwards (Warren Christie), who struggles with alcohol; Edwards’ sometime companion (Rebecca Amzallag) is a fiercely independent bar owner. — Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026 The sitcom, which debuted in 1987, starred the late Bob Saget as patriarch Danny Tanner, a widower raising his three daughters with the help of his brother-in-law Jesse (John Stamos) and his best friend, Joey (Dave Coulier). — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for widower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widower
  1. husband
  2. spouse
  3. partner
  4. hubby
Noun
  • The grieving husband said Soto de Guzman wanted to take their son to Santo Domingo on Saturday and had already booked a flight, but the son was in the midst of a mental health crisis.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her husband of nearly 58 years, businessman Carl Dean, died at age 82 on March 3, 2025.
    — Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of husband
Noun
  • Spending time with family and their partner or spouse beat out all other answers, the survey found.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The two divorced their spouses and began a public relationship.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of spouse
Noun
  • The InnoAsia Startup Demo Jam sits at the center of the first track, with nine companies, drawn from the open call and international partner recommendations, pitching AI, virtual production and digital-asset technologies to investors and buyers.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The upcoming War seems to be an example of how Sky works with different outside and inside partners.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of partner
Noun
  • His ex-wife lives directly across the canal with new hubby Joaquim Valente and their newborn.
    — Greg Cote August 16, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Gisele Bündchen enjoys a low-key bike ride with her hubby Joaquim Valente in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 26.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of hubby

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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widower. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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