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1. widower
noun. ['ˈwɪdoʊɝ'] a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried.
Synonyms
Rhymes with Widower
- beerbower
- boomhower
- borrower
- burrower
- deboer
- denboer
- follower
- heyboer
- isenhower
- krakower
- lawnmower
- mumpower
- narrower
- shallower
- slothower
- spainhower
- theatergoer
- theatergoer
- yellower
How do you pronounce widower?
Pronounce widower as ˈwɪdoʊər.
US - How to pronounce widower in American English
UK - How to pronounce widower in British English
Sentences with widower
1. Noun, singular or mass
If your spouse died, you can file as a qualifying widow or widower.
2. Adjective, comparative
Anyone can claim to be single, a doctor or a widower whose wife died in a tragic accident.
Quotes about widower
1. 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
2. I should say, one of the things about being a widow or a widower, you really, really need a sense of humor, because everything's going to fall apart.
- Joyce Carol Oates
