widow-maker UK /ˈwɪ.dəʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/US /ˈwɪ.doʊˌmeɪ.kəɹ/ noun4 •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.O, it grieves my soul, / That I must draw this metal from my side / To be a widow-maker! — 1596 •The detached or broken limb of a tree, a hazard to those walking underneath. •(informal) An occlusion of the left coronary artery or its anterior interventricular branch, which is likely to cause a fatal heart attack. •(slang) The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. formswidow makers · widow-makers