groomsman

[groomz-muhn, groomz-]

noun

plural

groomsmen 

1. a man who attends the bridegroom in a wedding ceremony.

groomsman

/ ˈɡrʊmz-, ˈɡruːmzmən /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of groomsman¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; groom + 's ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

“The groomsmen look like lost members of 98 Degrees, wearing squiggly goatees and gummy-worm braids.”

Read more on Los Angeles Times

The advert for Endrick Clothing, owned by Ramadan and based in Waltham Abbey, in Essex, shows the groom and groomsmen smoking cigars.

Read more on BBC

Mr Henry, a personal trainer from Birmingham, is one of the groomsmen on the show.

Read more on BBC

The Gaudreau brothers were to be groomsmen at the wedding scheduled for Friday in Philadelphia.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

He’s so close to the couple that he was a groomsman at their wedding.

Read more on Los Angeles Times