brother-in-law
noun
broth·er-in-law
ˈbrə-t͟hər-ən-ˌlȯ 
ˈbrət͟h-rən-,
ˈbrə-t͟hərn-
plural brothers-in-law
ˈbrə-t͟hərz-ən-
1
: the brother of one's spouse
2
a
: the husband of one's sibling
b
: the husband of one's spouse's sibling
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Thrifty’s Los Angeles history Brothers Harry and Robert Borun and their brother-in-law Norman Levin opened the first Thrifty drugstore in downtown Los Angeles in 1929.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Hardin was sentenced to 30 years for the murder of Appleton, an employee with the town's water department and the then-mayor's brother-in-law, in 2017.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 May 2025
My brother-in-law’s mother is here from South America.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
Humberto Merida, Cifuentes’ brother-in-law, said that the Cifuentes family is deeply worried.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Hardin was sentenced to 30 years for the murder of Appleton, an employee with the town's water department and the then-mayor's brother-in-law, in 2017.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 May 2025
My brother-in-law’s mother is here from South America.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
Humberto Merida, Cifuentes’ brother-in-law, said that the Cifuentes family is deeply worried.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
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“Brother-in-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brother-in-law. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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