English Explanatory Dictionary

widow-maker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something which or someone who takes a person's life, particularly men; a lethal hazard that affects mostly men or is specific to a primarily male trade.
  2. The detached or broken limb of a tree, a hazard to those walking underneath.
  3. An occlusion of the left coronary artery or its anterior interventricular branch; which is likely to cause a fatal heart attack.
  4. The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪ.dəʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/ /-də-/ /ˈwɪ.doʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/ en-au-widow-maker.ogg

Word forms

widow-maker widow-makers widow maker widowmaker

Etymology

From widow + maker. For sense 4, compare German Witwenmacher.

Synonyms

fool killer
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