BRIDEGROOM Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

bridegroom

noun

Definition of bridegroom

as in groom

a man who has just married or is about to be married the bride and bridegroom

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Recent Examples of bridegroom Renting out the bride (or bridegroom), even for short periods, does not strike Miss Manners as festive. — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024 The happy couple are therefore within their rights not to reissue invitations that were previously declined merely because the date, the location and the entree (though not, perhaps, the bridegroom) have changed. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025 Yesterday, the Sun asked this question of a wide variety of people – an auxiliary policeman, a protest marcher, a steelworker, a politician, a barber, a bridegroom, a bootblack and others. — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026 But the relationships at the heart of the book—between the teenage Indigo and Azure, and between the adult Indigo and the unnamed bridegroom—are vividly, viscerally real. — Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bridegroom

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Smith attended the event at Madison Square Garden with her brother, Trey Smith, an offensive guard for the Kansas City Chiefs and one of groom Travis Kelce’s teammates.

— Lisa Gutierrez July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Across the aisle waited the best man, Mister Jason Kelce, and the groom himself.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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The couple's wedding looks were designed by Jonathan Anderson, the creative director of Dior's women's, men's and haute couture collections, in close collaboration with the bride and groom.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The bride and groom both wore custom Christian Dior looks designed by Jonathan Anderson, who’s known for elaborate, mischievous designs.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

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