groomsman

[ groomz-muh n, groo mz- ]

/ 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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groningen, groom, groom's cake, groomed, grooming, groomsman, groot, groote, groote eylandt, groove, groove of nail matrix

Origin of groomsman

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

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Examples from the Web for groomsman

Emily Atwood and Mr. Symmington were bridesmaid and groomsman, and were themselves united the following month.
Pencil Sketches|Eliza Leslie
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
That very evening Fred came in the store to ask me to be his groomsman.
The Blunders of a Bashful Man|Metta Victoria Fuller Victor
The second of Bernoni's legends turns on the peculiar sanctity of the relation of a groomsman (compare de l'anelo) to the bride.
Italian Popular Tales|Thomas Frederick Crane

He was, at his own request, groomsman at our wedding, and the bridesmaid became his wife in little less than a year.
Bad Hugh|Mary Jane Holmes

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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Word Origin and History for groomsman

groomsman

attendant on a bridegroom at a wedding, 1690s, from groom (n.1) + man (n.).