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widower

wi doh er

  • n  a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried

  • John Natsis and Zagarus Voiliotis had been billeted with a widower in Kranies, in the rebel-controlled northwest corner of Greece.
  • That would be Dan in Real Life, in which a damaged figure, (the always excellent Steve Carell), playing a mournful widower, falls comically but painfully, in love with the wrong .
  • Taking the oath of office, Benazir Bhutto's controversial widower and political heir raised his hand to salute the applause rising from the assembled crowd of party supporters.
News & Articles

  • ROSENMAN
    Irwin David Rosenman, 90, of Stamford, died June 8. He was the widower of Hilda (Keer) Rosenman. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late Samuel and... Read more »
    June 12, 2013 - Jewish Ledger
  • Today's obituary: Robert J. Rottman of Fremont dies at age 86
      ROBERT J. ROTTMAN, 86, of Fremont died June 9, 2013, at Robbinswood Assisted Living Community in Grand Haven. He was the widower of the former Wilma W. VanderMey and a member of Second Christian Reformed Church in Fremont. He retired as a...
    June 11, 2013 - The Muskegon Chronicle
  • Vet assistant saves 87-year-old man lying on floor 2 days with broken hip
    When an 87-year-old widower didn't show up to get his dog's medication one Monday, two employees at the veterinary clinic got worried.
    June 9, 2013 - Ventura County Star
Quotes

  • Scarlett Johansson in MTV.com
    Being welcomed into this community has been a dream come true for me. Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be on Broadway, and here I am,she said, adding to Reynolds, "Thank you for being a theater widower for me."
  • Michael Bloomberg in Sydney Morning Herald
    A man who loses his wife is a widower. A woman who loses her husband is a widow,Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. "There is no name for a parent who loses a child, for there are no words to describe this pain."
  • Manmohan Singh in Apun Ka Choice
    His portrayal of such diverse roles as in Shyam Benegal's 'Nishant' and 'Bhumika', the villain Mogambo in 'Mr. India' and the grandfatherly widower in Chachi 420 endeared him to a wide range of cinema viewers across generations,Manmohan Singh...

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