Read full poem →Nevertheless the story clung to me.
But the man who married me, a widower of thirty-five,
Was a newcomer and never heard it
Dictionary Entry
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); masculine of widow.
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. widowerwidower oldwidower youngwidower childlesswidower elderlywidower aged
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Poetry examples for “widower”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →An' all his children lef' to home a diggin' an' a-workin'.
A widower he was, an' Sal was thinkin' 'at she 'd wing him;
I reckon he was wond'rin' what them rings o' hern would bring him.