HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of Widower | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈwɪdoʊɚ

Definitions

A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.

Equivalents

Afrikaans wewenaar
العربية أرمل الأرمل
Български вдовец
Català vidu
Čeština vdovec
Dansk enkemand
Deutsch Witwer
Ελληνικά χήρος
Esperanto vidvo
Español viudo
Français veuf
Gaeilge baintreach fir
Gàidhlig banntrach
Galego viúvo
עברית אלמן
हिन्दी रंडवा विधुर
Magyar özvegyember
Հայերեն այրի
Bahasa Indonesia balu duda
Íslenska ekkill
Italiano vedovo
日本語 やもお 寡夫 男やもめ 鰥夫
ქართული ქვრივი
한국어 홀아비
Latina viduus
Македонски вдовец
मराठी विधुर
Bahasa Melayu duda
မြန်မာဘာသာ မုဆိုးဖို
Nederlands weduwnaar
Português viúvo
Română văduv
Русский вдовец
Slovenčina vdovec
Shqip vejan
Svenska änkeman änkling
Kiswahili mjane
Türkçe dul
Українська вдівець

Examples

“Tears of the widower, when he sees ⁠A late-lost form that sleep reveals, ⁠And moves his doubtful arms, and feels Her place is empty, fall like these; […]”
“What happens to the lovers of people with AIDS? How do they experience the passage from lover to caregiver to "widower"?”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See Widower used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free