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wid·ow·er
/
ˈwɪd
oʊ
ər
/
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[
wid
-oh-er
]
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noun
a man who has lost his wife by death and has not remarried.
Origin:
1325–75;
late Middle English
(
see
widow
,
-er
1
); replacing
widow
(now dial.),
Old English
wydewa
Related forms
wid·ow·ered,
adjective
wid·ow·er·hood,
noun
Can be confused:
widow
,
widower
.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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widower
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widower
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widower
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The bridegroom was a
widower
whose second marriage ended in divorce.
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widower
beats.
When he is asked if he is a
widower
he considers the question with care.
He was a
widower
whose second marriage ended in divorce.
The bridegroom, who legally changed his name, was a
widower
.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
widower
(ˈwɪdəʊə)
—
n
a man whose wife has died and who has not remarried
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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