[syn: groom, bridegroom]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bridegroom
n 1: a man who has recently been married [syn: groom,
bridegroom]
2: a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [syn: groom,
bridegroom]