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Meaning of grass widower | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A married man whose spouse is away.

Equivalents

Examples

““I shall be a gay grass widower for the next two months—wife’s gone for a holiday to the West Indies.””
“"I wonder if there is a single person in the Stewartry that Campbell didn't have a row with," thought Wimsey, and made an addition to his list:— 6. John Ferguson—about 36—about 5 foot 10 inches—grass widower.”
“She was generous with her offers to introduce Edith to various grass-widowers of her acquaintance – ‘my cast-offs’, as she laughingly referred to them […].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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