bridegroom

The definition of a bridegroom is a man who is about to get married, or who is recently married.

(noun)

A man on his wedding day who has just said "I do," to his new wife is an example of a bridegroom.

See bridegroom in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a man who has just been married or is about to be married

Origin: ME bridegome < OE brydguma, suitor < bryd, bride + guma (akin to L homo), man; altered by folk etym. after groom

See bridegroom in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A man who is about to be married or has recently been married.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration (influenced by groom)

Origin: of Middle English bridegome

Origin: , from Old English brȳdguma

Origin: : brȳd, bride; see bride

Origin: + guma, man; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots

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