The Collaborative International Dictionary
Widow-maker
Widow-maker \Wid"ow-mak`er\, n.
One who makes widows by destroying husbands. [R.]
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
widow-maker
alt. (context idiomatic English) Something which or someone who takes the lives of men; a hazard that affects mostly men or is specific for some trade, occupied mostly by men. n. (context idiomatic English) Something which or someone who takes the lives of men; a hazard that affects mostly men or is specific for some trade, occupied mostly by men.
Usage examples of "widow-maker".
He hadn't seen Jade Shadow anywhere near Widow-maker on his return flight.