bridegroom
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bridegroom
before 1000; late Middle English ( Scots ) brydgrome, alteration of Middle English bridegome, Old English brȳdguma ( brȳd bride 1 + guma man, cognate with Latin homō ), with final element conformed to groom
Example Sentences
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“An hour before the ceremony, the bridegroom swaggers in in his white undershirt,” Weiss writes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025
Assi said at least 65 people, including the bridegroom, were rescued on Monday, but 29 people, including children, were still missing.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022
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.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022
"We got arrested together - Asya, our friends and even her parents," said the bridegroom.
From BBC • May 27, 2022
I would have for a new husband my own playmate, dear since childhood, who loved me so much he was to become a spirit bridegroom for my sake.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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