Question

Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
One whose wife is dead.
A) Widower
B) Widow
C) Divorcee
D) Celibate

Answer 1

Hint: There are suitable nouns in the given option. A noun used to name anything which can include the name of person or place, etc. Here, the answer is related to the male gender. According to the gender like for male and female, the words are described to them respectively.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Widower: It is the correct option because a Widower is a man who lost his wife due to her death and he has not remarried to another woman. When a man loses his wife then he becomes a widower. It is a masculine of Noun – Widow. Other synonyms for widower are mourner, wailer, etc. Thus, it is the correct option.
Option B) Widow: It is the incorrect option because a widow is a woman who lost her spouse due to death and not remarried to another man. It is a feminine of Widower. It can be used as a noun or as a verb. Thus, it is the incorrect option.
Option C) Divorcee: It is the incorrect option because divorcee means a divorced woman. It is a feminine of divorce which means a man who is divorced. Thus, it is the incorrect option.
Option D) Celibate: It is the incorrect option because a celibate is a person who abstains from marriage. Celibate can also be called to a person who is unmarried. Thus, it is not the correct option.

Thus, Option (A) Widower is the correct option.

Note: Widow, widower, divorcee and celibate all these words have different meanings so don’t get confused over these meaningful words. Words are described according to the gender of the person. For males words used are different and for females also words are different.

Few examples:

Masculine	Feminine	Gender-neutral
Husband	Wife	spouse
Father	Mother	Parent
waiter	waitress	server
Stallion	mare	horse