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Widower

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

Españolviudo
Françaisveuf
DeutschWitwer
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Afrikaanswewenaar
العربيةأرملالأرمل
Българскивдовец
Catalàvidu
Češtinavdovec
Ελληνικάχήρος
Esperantovidvo
Gàidhligbanntrach
Galegoviúvo
עבריתאלמן
Հայերենայրի
Bahasa Indonesiabalududa
Íslenskaekkill
Italianovedovo
ქართულიქვრივი
한국어홀아비
Latinaviduus
Македонскивдовец
मराठीविधुर
Bahasa Melayududa
မြန်မာမုဆိုးဖို
Nederlandsweduwnaar
Portuguêsviúvo
Românăvăduv
Русскийвдовец
Slovenčinavdovec
Shqipvejan
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Türkçedul
Українськавдівець

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
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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