bridegroom
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- noun
- /ˈbraɪdɡrum/
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novio
- My sister's bridegroom-to-be.
- bride and bridegroom
Examples
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Before long, the calls of the people were answered as onto the famous balcony came the bride and bridegroom.
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What the well-dressed bridegroom will wear.
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The bridegroom will be out in a minute.
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Whoever heard of a bridegroom... playing the organ at his own wedding?
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The door opened, and Joe Steps sat there, dapper as a bridegroom in his suit and tie.
Fiction book (1995) -
He goes to his fate, hurrying like a bridegroom.
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Happy bride and bridegroom
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The two bridegrooms hold their hats while watching their brides dance and wave their fans.
Academic text (1993) -
Behold the bridegroom.
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The bridegroom looked nervous as he awaited his bride at the altar.
Synonyms
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A man who is getting married or just married
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bridegroom comes from old words for bride and groom, and originally meant 'bride's man'. So it simply names the man who is getting married.