bridegroom

noun

bride·​groom ˈbrīd-ˌgrüm How to pronounce bridegroom (audio)
-ˌgru̇m
: a man just married or about to be married

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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 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 See All Example Sentences for bridegroom

Word History

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

First Known Use

1525, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bridegroom was in 1525

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“Bridegroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bridegroom. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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bridegroom

noun
bride·​groom -ˌgrüm How to pronounce bridegroom (audio)
-ˌgru̇m
: a man just married or about to be married

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