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fiance

noun

The man that someone is engaged to marry.

Example sentences

  • “She introduced her fiance to the whole family at dinner.”
  • “My fiance and I are planning a small beach wedding.”
  • “Her fiance proposed on top of a mountain.”

Borrowed from French and often written 'fiancé'. A woman who is engaged is a 'fiancée', with an extra e, and both words sound the same.

Synonyms for fiance

  • husband-to-be
  • betrothed

Often confused with fiance

fiance vs fiancee

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