groomsman

[ groomz-muhn, groomz- ]

/ ˈgrumz mən, ˈgrʊmz- /

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noun, plural grooms·men.

a man who attends the bridegroom in a wedding ceremony.

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Origin of groomsman

First recorded in 1690–1700; groom + 's¹ + -man

Words nearby groomsman

Groningen, Grønland, groom, grooming, groom's cake, groomsman, Groot, Groote, Groote Eylandt, groove, grooved

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How to use groomsman in a sentence

When Rob Story, a prominent ski writer and another intern from the early days, got married in Telluride, Colorado, Marshall was one of his groomsmen.
The Funny Man|jversteegh|January 11, 2022|Outside Online
The group of four men, who all met on their freshman floor at the University of Virginia and are now in their 30s, have all been groomsmen in each other’s weddings.
No game days. No bars. The pandemic is forcing some men to realize they need deeper friendships.|Samantha Schmidt|November 30, 2020|Washington Post
And the countess-dowager fanned herself complacently, and neither she nor Maude cared for the absence of a groomsman.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
As bad luck would have it, the man who was to stand with Eudora as groomsman failed to come, and I was asked to take his place.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes

In the same way the senior groomsman (the best man) was the personal attendant of the husband.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
He is a groomsman; but the party disband to-morrow; only Miss Morris attending the young couple to their home up the country.
Alone|Marion Harland
I was groomsman at Eva's wedding the other day, and gave her a handsome present, as it was expected I should.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 87, March, 1875|Various

British Dictionary definitions for groomsman

groomsman

/ (ˈɡruːmzmən, ˈɡrʊmz-) /

noun plural -men

a man who attends the bridegroom at a wedding, usually the best man

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