Etymology

widower

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Today it means: A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. Full definition →

Middle English widwere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwidwere
  2. English todaywidower

From Middle English widwere, equivalent to widow + -er.

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