Meaning & use

fiancé

noun·Everyday

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A man who is engaged to be married.

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She introduced her fiancé to her parents over dinner.

They set a wedding date two years after he became her fiancé.

A note on using this word

'Fiancé' (male) and 'fiancée' (female) are borrowed from French and are distinguished in spelling, though both are pronounced the same in English.

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