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
Miss Manners would support your both attending the funeral, with appropriate apologies to the bride, the bridegroom and the bridegroom’s mother.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 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
Her bridegroom’s voice?
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 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
Her bridegroom’s voice?
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridegroom
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The bride and groom invited the 50 closest members of their friends and family for the special adventure.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Just a few weeks prior to their wedding, both the bride and groom performed at Glastonbury 2025, with Charli commanding The Other Stage solo and Daniel joining the rest of The 1975 for a headlining set.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
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And there have also been reports that Bezos wants to get his bride a git: Vogue Magazine.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
28 July 2025
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The bride and groom's immediate families and wedding parties enjoyed food, drinks and an open mic to ease into the weekend.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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“Bridegroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridegroom. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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