Bridegroom

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bridegroom \Bride"groom`\ (-gr[=oo]m`), n. [OE. bridegome,
     brudgume, AS. br[=y]dguma (akin to OS. br[=u]digumo, D.
     bruidegom, bruigom, OHG. pr[=u]tigomo, MHG. briutegome, G.
     br[aum]utigam); AS. br[=y]d bride + guma man, akin to Goth.
     guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo, L. homo; the insertion of r
     being caused by confusion with groom. See {Bride}, and cf.


     {Groom}, {Homage}.]
     A man newly married, or just about to be married.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bridegroom
       n 1: a man who has recently been married [syn: {groom}]
       2: a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [syn: {groom}]