BRIDEGROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bridegroom mean? 

• BRIDEGROOM (noun)
  The noun BRIDEGROOM has 2 senses:

1. a man who has recently been married

2. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony

  Familiarity information: BRIDEGROOM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRIDEGROOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man who has recently been married

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bridegroom; groom

Hypernyms ("bridegroom" is a kind of...):

honeymooner; newlywed (someone recently married)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A man participant in his own marriage ceremony

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bridegroom; groom

Hypernyms ("bridegroom" is a kind of...):

participant; player (someone who takes part in an activity)

Holonyms ("bridegroom" is a member of...):

wedding; wedding party (a party of people at a wedding)

 Context examples 

The bridegroom arrived and also a large company of guests, for the miller had taken care to invite all his friends and relations.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The Lord St. Simon marriage, and its curious termination, have long ceased to be a subject of interest in those exalted circles in which the unfortunate bridegroom moves.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The wedding took place; the bride and bridegroom set off for Kent from the church door, and everybody had as much to say, or to hear, on the subject as usual.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Therefore I hinted to Peggotty that she would find Mr. Spenlow much recovered from the shock of Mr. Barkis's decease; and indeed he came in like a bridegroom.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

"In about a month I hope to be a bridegroom," continued Mr. Rochester; "and in the interim, I shall myself look out for employment and an asylum for you."

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

The bridegroom's hand trembled visibly, and no one heard his replies.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I perceive three of the county constabulary in the drive, and I am glad to see that the little ostler is able to keep pace with them, so it is likely that neither he nor the interesting bridegroom will be permanently damaged by their morning’s adventures.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Nothing could be objected to when it came under the discussion of the neighbourhood, except that the carriage which conveyed the bride and bridegroom and Julia from the church-door to Sotherton was the same chaise which Mr. Rushworth had used for a twelvemonth before.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

“And you, my love,” said the bridegroom, turning to her, “is there no tale you know? Tell us something.”

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

She could not have spoken to anyone when she was out, for she had been in the company of the bridegroom.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)