as in groom
a man who has just married or is about to be married
the bride and bridegroom
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Recent Examples of bridegroom
The relevant tradition is that the bride and bridegroom each choose who should stand up for them.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
The happy couple are therefore within their rights not to reissue invitations that were previously declined merely because the date, the location and the entree (though not, perhaps, the bridegroom) have changed.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Renting out the bride (or bridegroom), even for short periods, does not strike Miss Manners as festive.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
In the show, when a bridegroom from the U.K. is found dead days before his wedding, two cops must unravel the troubling case as turbulence unfolds in their own lives.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2023
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
The happy couple are therefore within their rights not to reissue invitations that were previously declined merely because the date, the location and the entree (though not, perhaps, the bridegroom) have changed.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Renting out the bride (or bridegroom), even for short periods, does not strike Miss Manners as festive.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
In the show, when a bridegroom from the U.K. is found dead days before his wedding, two cops must unravel the troubling case as turbulence unfolds in their own lives.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridegroom
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As everyone already knows, Dua Lipa and Callum Turner got married at the weekend—the bride in a custom Schiaparelli skirt suit, the groom in sleek navy Ferragamo.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 June 2026
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The soon-to-be bride and groom matched in white outfits, with Gibelli wearing a satin minidress and a sheer bridal cape.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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The recent brides wore their dreamy pink-hued and floral frocks to the 2025 Australian Open, according to People.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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The bride clutched a casual bouquet of yellow and white cut flowers.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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“Bridegroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridegroom. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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