widower

widower — noun

1. a man whose spouse passed away; he has not entered a new marriage or found a new

1.名詞B2
釋義

a man whose spouse passed away; he has not entered a new marriage or found a new life partner since that loss

例句

After his wife passed away from cancer, Gabriel became a widower at forty-two.

became a widower

Paloma's uncle has been a widower for eight years and still lives on his own.

been a widower for [duration]

同義詞
  • widowed man

    a descriptive phrase rather than a single-word synonym; emphasizes the ongoing state of having lost a spouse

用法筆記

Exclusively a countable noun used for men; the female equivalent is widow. The state of being a widower is more commonly described by the adjective widowed, which works for either gender.

常見錯誤

❌She became a widower after her husband died.
✅She became a widow after her husband died.
💡widower refers only to men; use widow for women.
❌The old widdower lived alone.
✅The old widower lived alone.
💡the word has only one 'd', not two.