How to Pronounce "widower"
word
/ˈwɪdoʊɝ/
WID-oh-er
/wˈɪdəʊɐ/
WID-oh-uh
Definition
A widower is a man whose wife has died and who has not remarried.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈwɪdoʊɝ/
British English
/wˈɪdəʊɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WID-oh-er
UK
WID-oh-uh
Listen in Context
After his wife passed away, he became a widower.
My grandfather is a widower.
He lives alone as a widower.
It's not easy for a widower to adjust to life alone after so many years of marriage.