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widower
This term specifically identifies a male who has lost his spouse, serving as the masculine counterpart to widow. It carries a heavy emotional weight, often evoking themes of solitude, grief, and the transition to a single state of existence after a long-term partnership.
While the word is descriptive of a legal and social status, it is frequently used in narratives to highlight a character's vulnerability or their history of loss. It is a neutral term in terms of formality, appropriate for both legal documents and casual conversation.
Meanings
Examples
The lonely widower spent his afternoons tending to the garden.
I did not know he was a widower until we started dating.
The detective suspected the widower was hiding something about the inheritance.
My grandfather became a widower shortly after the war ended.
He is a widower with three young children to raise on his own.
Maybe I should try dating again now that I am a widower.
The story follows a grieving widower searching for peace in the mountains.