grass widower:
(plural: ‘grass widowers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘g’ in this word rhymes with the letter ‘g’ in the word “garden”; the phrase opposite in meaning or female version of this phrase: grass widow ← previous entry)
a man whose wife is often away from him for a time;
a man who is divorced (separated legally from his wife) or separated from his wife temporarily,
a grass widower, waiting for his wife to come back
Edward is not a real widower; he is a ‘grass widower’ because his wife, an international TV reporter, is away most of the time on duty!
Martin loved his wife so much that even after she left him all of a sudden for another man, he did not remarry but lived rest of his life as a grass widower thinking about her.
As women have gained more and more financial independence, the divorce rate has shot up and many men have become grass widowers.
