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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Baldwin paid a settlement to Hutchins’ surviving family and Matthew Hutchins, the widower, was made an executive producer on the project.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2025
Hutchins’s widower, Matthew, became an executive producer, while Bianca Cline took over as cinematographer.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 1 May 2025
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, her widower Larry Strickland says that Ashley Judd and Wynonna Judd were brought together after Naomi died by suicide at the age of 76 on April 30, 2022.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Jason Corbett became a widower with two young children at age 30.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2025
Hutchins’s widower, Matthew, became an executive producer, while Bianca Cline took over as cinematographer.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 1 May 2025
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, her widower Larry Strickland says that Ashley Judd and Wynonna Judd were brought together after Naomi died by suicide at the age of 76 on April 30, 2022.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Jason Corbett became a widower with two young children at age 30.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Widower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widower. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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widower
noun
wid·ow·er
ˈwid-ə-wər
: a man whose spouse has died
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