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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The film follows Dad (Benedict Cumberbatch), a young widower who is struggling to cope with raising his two sons in the wake of his wife's sudden death.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Grief Forum – Loss of a Spouse: An eight-week program for widows and widowers who have lost their loved one.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Shrinking The best dramedy on TV right now, Shrinking is also about a recent widower, though there is no mysterious dystopian corporation involved.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
During Saldívar's trial in 1995, Quintanilla's widower Chris Pérez said the pop star had fired Saldivar earlier that year after learning that the woman had allegedly embezzled money from her.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Grief Forum – Loss of a Spouse: An eight-week program for widows and widowers who have lost their loved one.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Shrinking The best dramedy on TV right now, Shrinking is also about a recent widower, though there is no mysterious dystopian corporation involved.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
During Saldívar's trial in 1995, Quintanilla's widower Chris Pérez said the pop star had fired Saldivar earlier that year after learning that the woman had allegedly embezzled money from her.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwid-ə-wər
: a man whose spouse has died
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