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A male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
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groomsman
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ We need one groomsman for each bridesmaid. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ For the first time Dinah met his publisher, Mr Lamprey, who was the groomsman .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A groomsman (North America) or usher (British Isles) is one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony. Usually, the groom selects close friends and relatives to serve as groomsmen, and it is considered an honor to be selected. From his groomsmen, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Groomsman \Grooms"man\, n.; pl. Groomsmen . A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; -- the chief attendant is also called the best man ; -- the correlative of bridesmaid .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
attendant on a bridegroom at a wedding, 1690s, from groom (n.1) + man (n.).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
Usage examples of groomsman.
Lion counted four Coeur de Terre groomsmen in the stable right this moment.
Alypia, her ladies, and Thorisin were waiting for him and the groomsmen to catch up.
Behind them, pair by pair, came the groomsmen with the princess' attendants on their arms.
The wedding coordinator had seemed to believe that all the groomsmen would pick their noses, or something equally embarrassing, if they didn’t keep their hands busy.
I think she’d been mean on purpose, because I wasn’t helping her keep the other groomsmen in line.
Behind them, pair by pair, came the groomsmen with the princess' attendants on their arms.
The wedding coordinator had seemed to believe that all the groomsmen would pick their noses, or something equally embarrassing, if they didn't keep their hands busy.
I think she'd been mean on purpose, because I wasn't helping her keep the other groomsmen in line.
They left Spaldergate House in company with a mass of Time Tours baggage handlers, groomsmen from the stables, even a couple of the housemaids, all detailed to the search team.
And we'll put Reeves on it, as well as all the groomsmen, footmen, drivers, and baggage handlers.
I'm walking down the aisle, I'm walking toward the priest, I'm walking toward the altar, and everything seems to go silent but the voice in my head, the voice keeps going, and I think, I really think, it's my mother's voice and I'm almost to the altar, I'm between the groomsmen and the bridesmaids, and that's when I pull the Glock from my belt.
There are some posed group portraits, too—a background scrum of groomsmen in their formal attire, much the same for weddings as for funerals and headwaiters.
In this, the bridesmaids and groomsmen had been covered over with a thick coat of indigo—eliminated from the picture altogether.
The brawny groomsmen raced outside, uttering shrieks of glee and calling dibs on the blonds.
Them barbs, they come alang loik 't was they were ridin' groomsmen ter a weddin', right at dawn, loik.