as in grooms
a man who has just married or is about to be married
the bride and bridegroom
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husbands
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The men – sons, brothers, fathers, husbands and friends – were connected to dozens of families and a number of comrades in the shipping and freight industry.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025 -
Meanwhile, there are reports of women and children turning up at the aid camp in Tawila without the men of their family, only to report that their husbands were executed after they were captured by militias.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Bridegrooms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridegrooms. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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