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widderer

widderer is the pronunciation spelling of widower.

Meaning of widower

Noun

widower (plural widowers)

  1. A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.
    • 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; […]1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 20

Forms of widderer

pluralwidderers

Questions about widderer

What is widderer the pronunciation spelling of?
Widderer is the pronunciation spelling of widower.

Words near widderer in the dictionary

  1. Widdecombes
  2. Widdemer
  3. Widdemers
  4. Widden
  5. widder
  6. widderer
  7. widderers
  8. widders
  9. widdershins
  10. widdersins
  11. Widdicombe

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