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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With credit card interest rates sailing past 21%, the bride and groom (or their parents) might be tempted to find other ways to finance the big day.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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Another passenger in his 60s has head wounds, the publication reported, while the groom is believed to have suffered limb injuries in the crash.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
30 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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