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
See All Example Sentences for bridegroom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridegroom
Noun
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Tanner Fletcher Vogue groom Theo Soulages in a Tanner Fletcher shirt.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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The bride and groom, who began dating in 2014, smiled and laughed at David's pretend anger.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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David’s Bridal, which typically has 300,000 dresses Stateside in its stores and centralized distribution center to serve brides, bridesmaid dresses and prom goers, is better positioned than some.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The list of animals is the price a stranger is willing to pay for the young bride.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Bridegroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridegroom. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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