widower — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.

   Related words

   widowwidowerhood

   Examples

   Tears of the widower, when he sees ⁠A late-lost form that sleep reveals, ⁠And moves his doubtful arms, and feels Her place is empty, fall like these; […]

   What happens to the lovers of people with AIDS? How do they experience the passage from lover to caregiver to "widower"?

Noun

1. a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried

   Synonyms

   widowman

   Broader terms

   manadult male