bridegroom
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noun
a newly married man or a man about to be married.
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bridegroom (ˈbraɪdˌɡruːm, -ˌɡrʊm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a man who has just been or is about to be married | |
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Word Origin & History
bridegroom
O.E. brydguma "suitor," from bryd "bride" (see bride) + guma "man" (cf. O.N. gumi, O.H.G. gomo, cognate with L. homo "man"). Ending altered 16c. by folk etymology after groom "groom, boy, lad" (q.v.). Common Germanic compound (cf. O.S. brudigumo,
O.N. bruðgumi, O.H.G. brutigomo, Ger. Bräutigam), except in Goth., which used bruþsfaþs, lit. "bride's lord."
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Example sentences
Her only jewel was the ni ft of tho bridegroom, a glorious diamond pend ant.
The bridegroom usually gave them money to go to the nearest tavern for refreshments.
The bridegroom also received a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science there.
She also wore a diamond crescent pin, the gift of the bridegroom.
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