Crossword clues for groomsman
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
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
n. a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding
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 groom usually chooses one to serve as best man.
For a wedding with many guests, the groom may also ask other male friends and relatives to act as ushers without otherwise participating in the wedding ceremony; their sole task is ushering guests to their seats before the ceremony. Ushers may also be hired for very large weddings.
In a military officer's wedding, the roles of groomsmen are replaced by swordsmen of the sword honor guard. They are usually picked as close personal friends of the groom who have served with him. Their role includes forming the traditional saber arch for the married couple and guests to walk through.
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.