/ Dictionary / Index W widower: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wid•ow•er Pronunciation: (wid'ō-ur), [key] — n. a man who has lost his wife by death and has not remarried. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: widower (Thesaurus) widow bird widowhood Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language