noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈwɪdoʊɚ/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: widowman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: man, adult male
History
Etymology
From Middle English widwer, equivalent to widow + -er.
Across languages
Translations
118 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
wewenaar
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Albanian:
vejan
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Albanian:
i ve
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Arabic:
أَرْمَل
(ʔarmal)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Arabic:
ارمل
(armil)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Armenian:
այրի
(ayri)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Aromanian:
veduu
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Aromanian:
veduv
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Asturian:
viudu
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Azerbaijani:
dul kişi
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Bashkir:
тол
(tol)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Bashkir:
тол ир
(tol ir)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Basque:
alargun
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Belarusian:
удаве́ц
(udavjéc)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Belarusian:
ўдаве́ц
(wdavjéc)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Bengali:
বিপত্নীক
(bipotnik)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Bengali:
অপত্নীক
(opotnik)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Breton:
intañv
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Bulgarian:
вдове́ц
(vdovéc)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Burmese:
မုဆိုးဖို
(mu.hcui:hpui)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Carpathian Rusyn:
вдове́ць
(vdovécʹ)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Catalan:
vidu
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Chamicuro:
maluti
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Chinese Cantonese:
鰥夫 /鳏夫
(gwaan1 fu1)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Chinese Mandarin:
鰥夫 /鳏夫
(guānfū)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Chinese Mandarin:
寡夫
(guǎfū)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Czech:
vdovec
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Danish:
enkemand
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Dutch:
weduwnaar
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Erzya:
доваля
(dovaľa)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Esperanto:
vidvo
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Estonian:
leskmees
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Faroese:
einkjumaður
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Finnish:
leski
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Finnish:
leskimies
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Franco-Provençal:
vevo
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
French:
veuf
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Friulian:
vedul
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Galician:
viúvo
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Georgian:
ქვრივი
(kvrivi)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
German:
Witwer
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Greek:
χήρος
(chíros)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Hebrew:
אַלְמָן
(almán)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Hindi:
विधुर
(vidhur)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Hindi:
रंडवा
(raṇḍvā)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Hungarian:
özvegyember
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Icelandic:
ekkill
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Ido:
vidvulo
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Indonesian:
duda
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Ingrian:
leski
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Ingrian:
leskimees
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Irish:
baintreach fir
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Italian:
vedovo
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Japanese:
鰥
(yamoo)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Japanese:
鰥夫
(kampu)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Japanese:
男寡
(otokoyamome)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Kazakh:
тұл ер
(tūl er)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Korean:
홀아비
(horabi)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Latin:
viduus
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Latvian:
atraitnis
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Lithuanian:
našlys
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Livonian:
lešk
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Livonian:
atrāita
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Lower Tanana:
titwxenh
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Macedonian:
вдовец
(vdovec)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Malay:
duda
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Māori:
pouaru
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Māori:
takahore
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Marathi:
विधुर
(vidhur)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Norwegian Bokmål:
enkemann
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Norwegian Nynorsk:
enkjemann
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Norwegian Nynorsk:
enkemann
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Occitan:
veuse
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Odia:
ବିପତ୍ନୀକ
(bipatnika)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Odia:
ମୃତଦାର
(mrutadāra)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Old English:
widuwa
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Pannonian Rusyn:
ґдовец
(gdovec)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Dari:
بیوَه
(bēwa)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Iranian Persian:
بیوِه
(bive)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Piedmontese:
vido
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Plautdietsch:
Wätmaun
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Polish:
wdowiec
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Portuguese:
viúvo
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Quechua:
ikma
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Romanian:
văduv
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Russian:
вдове́ц
(vdovéc)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Sanskrit:
विधुर
(vidhura)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Scots:
weedae-man
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Scottish Gaelic:
banntrach
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Serbo-Croatian:
удо́вац
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Serbo-Croatian:
udóvac
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Sicilian:
vìduvu
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Sicilian:
vìduu
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Slovak:
vdovec
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Slovene:
vdovec
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Spanish:
viudo
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Swahili:
mjane
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Swedish:
änkeman
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Swedish:
änkling
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Tajik:
занмурда
(zanmurda)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Tajik:
бева
(beva)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Tarifit:
ajjar
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Thai:
พ่อม่าย
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Thai:
พ่อหม้าย
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Thai:
ม่าย
(mâai)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Thai:
หม้าย
(mâai)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Turkish:
dul
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Ukrainian:
вдіве́ць
(vdivécʹ)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Urdu:
رَن٘ڈْوا
(rãḍvā)
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Uzbek:
beva kishi
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Venetan:
védoo
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Vietnamese:
người góa vợ
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Volapük:
hiviudan
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Welsh:
gŵr gweddw
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Welsh:
gwidwer
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Woiwurrung:
warrbil
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Yámana:
šupun-wa
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
Yup'ik:
aipaineq
— a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried