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widower

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wid·ow·er  (wd-r)
n.
A man whose wife has died and who has not remarried.

[Middle English widewer, from widewe, widow; see widow.]

widower
Noun
a man whose wife has died and who has not remarried
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.widower - a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
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widower [ˈwɪdəuəʳ] nviudo
widower [ˈwɪdəuəʳ] widow nveuf m
widower [ˈwɪdəuəʳ] widow nWitwer m
widower [ˈwɪdəuəʳ] nvedovo


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"She ought not to have worn a chignon," answered Madame Nikolaeva, who had long ago made up her mind that if the elderly widower she was angling for married her, the wedding should be of the simplest.
Since then my son has become a widower and has gone travelling.
" groaned Porthos, "I am a widower and have forty thousand francs a year.
 
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