Synonyms for
Widower
Definition
A man whose wife has died and who has not remarried.
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- After his wife passed away, my uncle became a widower.
- The widower missed his wife very much.
- My neighbor became a widower when his wife died in a car accident.
- The widower was very sad after his wife's death.
- She left behind a widower and two children.
Quotes
A widower is someone who has experienced the greatest loss anyone can imagine. Twice.
A man's desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern may not be lost to the world. But what about the daughter? A father loses a daughter, but through his son, he may yet see himself achieve a kind of immortality, an extension of himself. A man has his mother until she dies. A widower has his daughter for the rest of his life. When a wife dies, she becomes immortalized as sainted. When a husband dies, he becomes a widower, simply an unmarried man.
If a man is truly in love, the most beautiful woman in the world couldn't take him away. Maybe for a few days, but not forever.