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
Miss Manners would support your both attending the funeral, with appropriate apologies to the bride, the bridegroom and the bridegroom’s mother.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 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
Advertisement Yelena’s mother has her children choose the endings of their bedtime stories each night: a Russian ending (such as wolf eating a bride) or an American ending (the bridegroom cutting open the wolf’s stomach to release the happy bride).
—Carole Burns, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
Her bridegroom’s voice?
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 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
Advertisement Yelena’s mother has her children choose the endings of their bedtime stories each night: a Russian ending (such as wolf eating a bride) or an American ending (the bridegroom cutting open the wolf’s stomach to release the happy bride).
—Carole Burns, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
Her bridegroom’s voice?
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridegroom
Noun
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Guests are generally the people closest to the bride and groom, who traditionally make a speech on the evening, according to The Knot.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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However, the day before their wedding, the bride and groom decided not to.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Lucy also has a gift for talking brides with cold feet off ledges, as evidenced when her latest success story, Charlotte (Louisa Jacobson), balks on her wedding day.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Because the witch needed the bride's birthdate, Wintersteen made sure to get the couple's permission before hiring them.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Bridegroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridegroom. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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