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honeymooner

honeymooner

7 2.5
A person who recently married and is on a holiday after their wedding
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌniˌmuːnər/
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  • Honeymooners also receive special gifts that might include a Polynesian blessing ceremony with a photo and a celebratory bottle of bubbly.
  • honeymooners or couples
  • honeymooners at the hotel
  • popular among honeymooners

Examples

  • Do you know how many honeymooners they've had since us?

  • Come on, you two honeymooners.

  • You do know what honeymooners do, right?

  • The honeymooners will be waiting.

  • By the end of the movie, the honeymooners are fighting.

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  • - It's like we're honeymooners.

  • There's a tradition of having honeymooners stay here that started with the first owner and has continued for 150 years.

  • It is a favorite spot for honeymooners, who stand and gaze at its wondrous beauty.

  • With a rich and detailed history that stretches far back, and with some of the world's most lovely beaches, Greece offers honeymooners the best of both these worlds.

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  • The hotel offers romantic packages tailored for honeymooners looking to celebrate their love.

Synonyms

newlywed
vshoneymooner
62 2.0

A person who has recently married

is used when the person is on a postwedding holiday

Antonyms

24 3.9

A woman whose marriage is over

Surface Forms

honeymooner singular
honeymooners plural

Morphology

honeymooner = honeymoon (semi-transparent) = honey + moon + er

The word is formed by adding the person-denoting suffix '-er' to 'honeymoon', so the reference to a person on a honeymoon is clear.

Etymology

The word honeymooner comes from honeymoon, which joins honey ('sweet') and moon ('month' or the moon). A helpful way to remember it is that a 'honeymoon' was the sweet first month after marriage, so a honeymooner is someone who has just married and is enjoying that sweet time, often on a special trip.