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  • noun a man who is engaged to be married

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Examples

  • Unusual, critically acclaimed indie follows a mail order bride as she and her groom-to-be struggle for acceptance in an uptight 1920s community.

    2009 July : Scrubbles.net 2009

  • Unusual, critically acclaimed indie follows a mail order bride as she and her groom-to-be struggle for acceptance in an uptight 1920s community.

    Weekly Mishmash: July 19-25 : Scrubbles.net 2009

  • Spears is engaged to longtime boyfriend Jason Trawick, the groom-to-be confirmed to Access Hollywood Friday.

    Britney Spears Engaged To Jason Trawick: 3rd Time's The Charm? The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • “Yes,” he said of the actor who played groom-to-be Doug and his increased visibility in the follow-up.

    Director Todd Phillips Promises More Justin Bartha, Less Las Vegas in ‘Hangover’ Sequel » MTV Movies Blog 2009

  • Spears is engaged to longtime boyfriend Jason Trawick, the groom-to-be confirmed to Access Hollywood Friday.

    Britney Spears Engaged To Jason Trawick: 3rd Time's The Charm? The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • When they get to Vegas they toast what will be a memorable night, but the film cuts quickly to the morning after where three of them (minus the groom-to-be) wake up in their ravaged penthouse with no idea how Ed Helms lost a tooth, how a tiger got into the bathroom, or how a baby ended up in the closet.

    Archive 2010-02-01 2010

  • A groom-to-be and his three best friends go on a road trip, their last hurrah before marriage claims another bachelor's life.

    Rabid Rewind: The Hangover 2010

  • When they get to Vegas they toast what will be a memorable night, but the film cuts quickly to the morning after where three of them (minus the groom-to-be) wake up in their ravaged penthouse with no idea how Ed Helms lost a tooth, how a tiger got into the bathroom, or how a baby ended up in the closet.

    Rabid Rewind: The Hangover 2010

  • A groom-to-be and his three best friends go on a road trip, their last hurrah before marriage claims another bachelor's life.

    Archive 2010-02-01 2010

  • This time the groom-to-be is Stu, the dentist played by Ed Helms, who is likened by the scornful father of his Asian bride to white rice pudding.

    A Towering 'Tree,' Out on a Limb Joe Morgenstern 2011

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