a soldier's bride met as a result of troop movements in wartime, esp a foreign national
war bride in American English
noun
1.
a woman who marries a serviceman about to go overseas in wartime
2.
a woman who marries a foreign serviceman and goes to live in his country
Word origin
[1915–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: GI, camouflage, decoder, stockpile, supernationalism