Bridegroom

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A man who is about to be married or has recently been married.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A man on his wedding day, just before it or a short time after it.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A man newly married, or just about to be married.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A man newly married, or about to be married.
  • n. [Perhaps in allusion to its sparkling appearance.] A local name in Banffshire, Scotland, of the gemmous dragonet, Callionymus lyra.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
  • n. a man who has recently been married
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    husband    groom    benedict    benedick   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bride    suitor    groom    swain    maiden    spouse    heiress    nobleman    mistress    consort