widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwi-də-wər 
: a man who has lost his spouse or partner by death and usually has not remarried
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Dinner Dance for widows and widowers The North County Widows and Widowers Club holds a Dinner Dance with live music from 5 to 9:30 p.m. June 27 at Oceanside Elks Lodge, 444 Country Club Lane.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Two-year-old Jack and 12-week-old Sarah were left without a mother and Jason, who was just 30 at the time, was a single father and widower.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 10 May 2025
That is until a mysterious someone starts sending strange gifts to hopeless widower Henry (Sheen) and his two bickering children, Will and Ella.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2025
The father is a widower, and a psychoanalyst whose own mother is a Holocaust survivor and is losing her memory.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Two-year-old Jack and 12-week-old Sarah were left without a mother and Jason, who was just 30 at the time, was a single father and widower.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 10 May 2025
That is until a mysterious someone starts sending strange gifts to hopeless widower Henry (Sheen) and his two bickering children, Will and Ella.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2025
The father is a widower, and a psychoanalyst whose own mother is a Holocaust survivor and is losing her memory.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widower. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwid-ə-wər
: a man whose spouse has died
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