war bride

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Noun

war bride (plural war brides)

1. A woman who marries a man who is on active military duty in wartime; especially, a woman who marries a foreign soldier serving in her country and then emigrates to his.
2. (idiomatic) A company or individual whose business is increased by warfare.

Coordinate terms

• war widow

Translations

woman

• Czech: válečná nevěsta
• Dutch: oorlogsbruid
• Finnish: sotamorsian
• German: Soldatenbraut, Kriegsbraut
• Indonesian: pengantin wanita masa perang
• Slovak: vojnová nevesta
• Spanish: mujer de militar

company