bridegroom
noun
bride·groom ˈbrīd-ˌgrüm 
-ˌgru̇m
: a man just married or about to be married
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web If the bride cannot tolerate yielding the spotlight, even for a few minutes, to her own 90-year-old grandmother, perhaps someone should warn the bridegroom. 
Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 July 2022 Assi said at least 65 people, including the bridegroom, were rescued on Monday, but 29 people, including children, were still missing. Fox News, 19 July 2022 Trapped and imagining all sort of horrors, the prospective bridegroom uses his smartphone to reach out to friends, the police and social media. Patrick Frater, Variety, 12 May 2022 Tony hadn’t mentioned the condition of Steve, the bridegroom. Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022 Whether today is the bride’s day, the bridegroom’s day or Boxing Day, bridal couples are expected to greet their guests and guests must thank their hosts. Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2022 The only contemporary image of her bridegroom that survives is that of his profile on a coin. Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022 Of course, the parents had to pay less to a convent than to a bridegroom. Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2021 It was based on the idea that the bridegroom is to be congratulated on his good fortune, but that the bride IS that good fortune, and therefore should only be wished well. Judith Martin, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2020 See More
Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 19 July 2022 Assi said at least 65 people, including the bridegroom, were rescued on Monday, but 29 people, including children, were still missing. Fox News, 19 July 2022 Trapped and imagining all sort of horrors, the prospective bridegroom uses his smartphone to reach out to friends, the police and social media. Patrick Frater, Variety, 12 May 2022 Tony hadn’t mentioned the condition of Steve, the bridegroom. Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022 Whether today is the bride’s day, the bridegroom’s day or Boxing Day, bridal couples are expected to greet their guests and guests must thank their hosts. Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2022 The only contemporary image of her bridegroom that survives is that of his profile on a coin. Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022 Of course, the parents had to pay less to a convent than to a bridegroom. Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2021 It was based on the idea that the bridegroom is to be congratulated on his good fortune, but that the bride IS that good fortune, and therefore should only be wished well. Judith Martin, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English (Scots) brydegrome, by folk etymology from Middle English bridegome, from Old English brȳdguma, from brȳd + guma man; akin to Old High German brūtgomo bridegroom — more at homage
First Known Use
1525, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
bridegroom
noun
bride·groom ˈbrīd-ˌgrüm
: a man just married or about to be married
bridegroom
noun
as in groom
a man who has just married or is about to be married the bride and bridegroom Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- groom
- bride
- husband
- wife
- mister
- partner
- man
- hubby
- consort
- old man
- lady
- mate
- better half
- significant other
- soul mate
- domestic partner
- helpmate
- helpmeet
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ex
- bachelor
- maid
- maiden
- single
- spinster
- bachelorette
- automatic sequence
- automatic switch
- automatic teller
- automatic teller machine
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- automatic writing
- automatically
- automaticities
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