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bridegroom

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bride·groom  (brdgrm, -grm)
n.
A man who is about to be married or has recently been married.
[Alteration (influenced by groom) of Middle English bridegome, from Old English brdguma : brd, bride; see bride + guma, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
bridegroom [ˈbraɪdˌgruːm -ˌgrʊm]
n
a man who has just been or is about to be married
[changed (through influence of groom) from Old English brȳdguma, from brȳd bride1 + guma man; related to Old Norse brūthgumi, Old High German brūtigomo]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bridegroombridegroom - a man who has recently been married
groom
honeymooner, newlywed - someone recently married
2.bridegroombridegroom - a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
groom
wedding party, wedding - a party of people at a wedding
participant - someone who takes part in an activity
bridegroom
noun husband, groom, newly-wed, marriage partner The bride and bridegroom left in a carriage.
Translations
bridegroom [ˈbraɪdgrʊm] N → novio m BEST MAN
bridegroom [ˈbraɪdgruːm] n (before wedding) → futur marié m; (after wedding) → (jeune) marié m
bridegroom
n → Bräutigam m
bridegroom [ˈbraɪdˌgruːm] n → sposo
bridegroom [ˈbraɪdˌgruːm] n → sposo
bridegroom → عريس ženich brudgom Bräutigam γαμπρός novio sulhanen marié mladoženja sposo 花婿 신랑 bruidegom brudgom pan młody noivo жених brudgum เจ้าบ่าว damat chú rể 新郎


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Every time there was heard the creak of the opened door the conversation in the crowd died away, and everybody looked round expecting to see the bride and bridegroom come in.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
By some accident the bridegroom was a little less punctual than the widow and her bridal attendants; with whose arrival, after this tedious, but necessary preface, the action of our tale may be said to commence.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
No doubt the old cheery publicity is a little embarrassing to the two most concerned, and the old marriage customs, the singing of the bride and bridegroom to their nuptial couch, the frank jests, the country horse-play, must have fretted the souls of many a lover before Shelley, who, it will be remembered, resented the choral celebrations of his Scotch landlord and friends by appearing at his bedroom door with a brace of pistols.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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