groomsman

[ groomz-muhn, groomz- ]

noun

, plural grooms·men.

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

groomsman

/ ˈɡruːmzmən; ˈɡrʊmz- /

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

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.

From 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.

From Washington Post

And the countess-dowager fanned herself complacently, and neither she nor Maude cared for the absence of a groomsman.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

In the same way the senior groomsman (the best man) was the personal attendant of the husband.

From Project Gutenberg

He is a groomsman; but the party disband to-morrow; only Miss Morris attending the young couple to their home up the country.

From Project Gutenberg

I was groomsman at Eva's wedding the other day, and gave her a handsome present, as it was expected I should.

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