Definitions
- n. 1
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.
Forms
- Plural
- widowers → widows, widowmen…
Example sentences
- widow The widow mourned for her husband for a long time.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| widower | falling | |
| widow | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- widow2
- 8 letters
- widowman
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (widow2 = 2 syllables).