widower

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English widwer, equivalent to widow +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɪdoʊɚ/ === Noun === widower (plural widowers) A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from 14th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== widow widowerhood ==== Translations ==== === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Widower”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 2 (V–Z), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 114, column 1.