widower

Noun

Meaning

A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married again.

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We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence. Joseph Roux

Fay: You've been a widower for three days. Have you considered remarrying yet? McLeavy: No. Fay: Why not? McLeavy: I've been so busy with the funeral. Joe Orton

I'm a widower with three sons and seven grandchildren. One of my sons is my partner on the ranch. Wilford Brimley

There are always an ample sufficiency of compassionate neighbours ready to console one who, by common consent, is styled "the disconsolate widower.”. Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next. William Ralph Inge

It is easier to be a happy bachelor for a year than a widower for a month. Lebanese Proverb

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