groomsman
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groomsmen
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noun
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Gracias was a groomsman at the wedding of Musk’s brother Kimbal, and he has personally lent Musk money, court records show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Schecter and Scotland-Williamson, who was a groomsman at Mailata's wedding in 2023, remember that he was always singing.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025
He’s so close to the couple that he was a groomsman at their wedding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
We did have the story where we wondered about whether her love interest was in Sanditon, maybe a groomsman of Colbourne's or something.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023
He was a groomsman at my wedding and remains a cherished friend and mentor.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
He was told that he and his six groomsmen were not allowed to get dressed on site, but they could pretend to do so for pictures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The Gaudreau brothers were to be groomsmen at the wedding scheduled for Friday in Philadelphia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
And, they don’t have a hoard of bridesmaids and groomsmen, but instead ask siblings only or one close friend to stand up for them.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2024
The group said they hoped to have set a new world record for the largest wedding party made up of groom and groomsmen to skydive in to a wedding venue.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2023
There are four hundred of them, plus thirty instructors and fifty more on the staff, NCOs and cooks, groomsmen and groundskeepers.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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