Groom-to-be

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who is soon to be married.

    "The bride-elect came over from the depot by one route and the groom-to-be by another."

  2. 2
    a man who is engaged to be married wordnet

Synonyms

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fiance

Example

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"The bride-elect came over from the depot by one route and the groom-to-be by another."

Etymology

From groom + -to-be.

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