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 relevant tradition is that the bride and bridegroom each choose who should stand up for them.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
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
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridegroom
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Reuters reported that security concerns stemming from the locals’ pre-wedding protests prompted the bride and groom to change their wedding-party venue.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
13 Apr. 2026
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Pets groom themselves, meaning anything on their paws or fur can be ingested later.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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The ring inspired Garrard's 1735 collection Diana's ring choice put blue sapphires on the map and continues to inspire brides today.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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Tavish, who just moved to New Zealand from Los Angeles with his bride, is a gigolo whose three previous aging lovers died under mysterious circumstances.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Bridegroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridegroom. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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