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bridegroom

[brahyd-groom, -groom] / ˈbraɪdˌgrum, -ˌgrʊm /
NOUN
male marriage partner
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Antonyms
WEAK


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Anthony León, Madeleine Lyon and Anthony Ciaramitaro, in the small roles of the troublemaker Normanno, Lucia’s friend Alisa and the woe-begotten bridegroom Arturo, all make sure their smaller roles matter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2022

Saleem Assi said at least 65 people, including the bridegroom, were rescued and nearly two dozen people, including children, were still missing.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2022

You are the mother of the bridegroom, and he is an add-on.

From Washington Post Jun. 21, 2022

"We got arrested together - Asya, our friends and even her parents," said the bridegroom.

From BBC May 27, 2022

The old gentleman being still in a state of most estimable unconsciousness, the bridegroom cried out in his accustomed voice, “Now Aged P. you know; who giveth?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

A New York reporter travels to Maryland to profile a woman who left three bridegrooms at the altar.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2019

He works with more than 50 bridegrooms a year, mainly wanting a second or third wife – but insists never with underage brides.

From The Guardian Sep. 1, 2018

Amichai starts in his usual modest, accessible way—he is sitting in a waiting room, with bridegrooms who are much younger than the poet.

From The New Yorker Jan. 4, 2016

Some tables, like one with a big pink wedding cake with two bridegrooms atop or another with life-size silhouettes at each place, were gleefully outlandish.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2012

One contemporary critic described Les Noces as 'enough to convert intending brides and bridegrooms to celibacy’.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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