mail-order bride
[ meyl-awr-der brahyd ]
/ ˈmeɪlˌɔr dər ˌbraɪd /
noun
a woman who solicits or accepts a contractual marriage arranged by an agency or brokerage after a period of long-distance courtship, traditionally by written correspondence.
Origin of mail-order bride
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby mail-order bride
mail merging,
mail order,
mail-cheeked,
mail-in,
mail-order,
mail-order bride,
mail-order house,
mail-out,
mailable,
mailbag,
mailboat