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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Grief Forum – Loss of a Spouse: An eight-week program for widows and widowers who have lost their loved one.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Frye's comic foil was a grouchy widower played by George Gaynes, a character actor with credits going back 20 years who had just scored memorable roles in Tootsie and the Police Academy series.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
Lala was a woman who, professionally, put it all on the line for her probie, and who, personally, led a widower to open his heart back up after the unimaginable loss of his wife Shannon and their daughter Kelly.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 May 2025
Hutchins’ widower Matthew — named an executive producer on the film following the incident — filed a wrongful death suit against Baldwin which has not been fully resolved despite its October 2022 settlement.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Frye's comic foil was a grouchy widower played by George Gaynes, a character actor with credits going back 20 years who had just scored memorable roles in Tootsie and the Police Academy series.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
Lala was a woman who, professionally, put it all on the line for her probie, and who, personally, led a widower to open his heart back up after the unimaginable loss of his wife Shannon and their daughter Kelly.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 May 2025
Hutchins’ widower Matthew — named an executive producer on the film following the incident — filed a wrongful death suit against Baldwin which has not been fully resolved despite its October 2022 settlement.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 2 May 2025
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widower. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwid-ə-wər
: a man whose spouse has died
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