bereaver
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Related to bereaver: bereaved
be·reave
(bĭ-rēv′)tr.v. be·reaved or be·reft (-rĕft′), be·reav·ing, be·reaves
1. To take a loved one from (a person), especially by death: "Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved" (Alan Paton).
2. To take something valuable or necessary from (a person or thing): "He was subject to fits, which bereaved him ... of his senses" (David Hume).
be·reave′ment n.
be·reav′er n.
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bereaver
(bɪˈriːvə)n
a person who bereaves
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