A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married again.

a man who has outlived the woman to whom he was married at the time of her death; especially, such a man who has not remarried.

A man who was married but whose wife has died.

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

The person who you are legally married to when you die. An ex-husband or ex-wife you are legally divorced from cannot receive a widow's or widower's pension. If you marry after leaving classic, the widow's pension is based on your service from 6 April 1978 and the widower's pension is based on your service from 6 April 1988.

a widower is a man whose wife has died.

A man who has not remarried following the death of his wife.