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Couple hikes six miles, leaving money and baggage, dad won’t send it, and board bill gets bridegroom in court.—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 June 2026 Rose Allgood is steps away from joining her bridegroom for her wedding ceremony when there is a scream.—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 But the relationships at the heart of the book—between the teenage Indigo and Azure, and between the adult Indigo and the unnamed bridegroom—are vividly, viscerally real.—Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026 The relevant tradition is that the bride and bridegroom each choose who should stand up for them.—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bridegroom
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Etymology
Middle English (Scots) brydegrome, by folk etymology from Middle English bridegome, from Old English brȳdguma, from brȳd + guma man; akin to Old High German brūtgomo bridegroom — more at homage