noun

widower

widower

He became a widower last year.

He became a widower last year.

((a/the)) widower a man whose wife has died He became a widower last year.

Antonyms: widow (the female equivalent)

From Old English 'widuwe' (widow) plus the masculine agent suffix '-er'.

Think of 'widow' and add '-er' to signify the male version.

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