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 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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridegroom
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Her name was Kate Smith, and Charles Smith was the groom at the wedding Bailey had attended.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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In July, a gas explosion following a wedding reception at a home in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, killed eight people, including the bride and groom.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Set in 1930s Chicago, Frank, played by Christian Bale, helps create a bride, played by Buckley, as his companion, leading to unrest and police intrigue.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
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With less than a week to find a venue and vendors, the bride and groom scrambled to see if a reception hall or restaurant was available at very short notice.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Bridegroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridegroom. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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