widow's man

noun

A fictitious person in the navy, whose pay and allowances went into a fund for widows' pensions.

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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalA fictitious person in the navy, whose pay and allowances went into a fund for widows' pensions.
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APA

widow's man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widow's%20man

MLA

“widow's man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widow's%20man. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “widow's man,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/widow's%20man.

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