A widower is a man whose spouse has died and who has not married again.
widower in British English
(ˈwɪdəʊə)
noun
a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
widower in American English
(ˈwɪdouər)
noun
a man who has lost his spouse by death and has not remarried
Derived forms
widowered
adjective
widowerhood
noun
Word origin
[1325–75; late ME ( see widow, -er1); r. widow (now dial.), OE wydewa]
widower in Insurance
(wɪdoʊər)
Word forms: (regular plural) widowers
noun
(Insurance: Life insurance)
A widower is a man whose wife has died and who has not married again.
Remarriage renders a surviving widow or widower ineligible for this benefit.
If you are a widow or widower of an individual who died as an employee or retiree, your survivor annuity beginson the day after the employee's or retiree's death.
A widower is a man whose wife has died and who has not married again.
widow
Examples of 'widower' in a sentence
widower
She was also criticised for failing to caution an elderly widower whose cat was suffering from emphysema.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Similarly, it takes courage for an elderly widow and an elderly widower to get married.
Christianity Today (2000)
Meanwhile, his widower father had remarried.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I do not feel that this is a proper way to conduct business with an elderly and vulnerable widower.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The elderly widower was so smitten that before they reached journey's end he proposed to her -- and was refused.
Brian Thompson DEVASTATING EDEN: The Search for Utopia in America (2004)
When somebody dies without a will, for example, a deed of variation may ensure a widow or widower can stay in their home.