groomsman

noun

grooms·​man ˈgrümz-mən How to pronounce groomsman (audio)
ˈgru̇mz-
: a male friend who attends a bridegroom at his wedding

Examples of groomsman in a Sentence

He asked his two closest college friends to be his groomsmen.
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Johnny and Matthew, who were supposed to be groomsmen in their sister’s wedding the next day, were pronounced dead at the scene. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024 Foxx and Tank have been friends for years, with Foxx serving as a groomsman in Tank’s 2018 wedding to longtime partner Zena Foster. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 Gaudreau, who joined the Blue Jackets in 2022 after nine years with the Calgary Flames, and his brother were reportedly set to be groomsmen at their sister’s wedding in Philadelphia on Friday, The Columbus Dispatch reported, citing a post on a wedding website. Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024 Dimmick recently got married, and the other Gravy Boys served as his groomsmen. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for groomsman 

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of groomsman was in 1698

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“Groomsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groomsman. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

groomsman

noun
grooms·​man ˈgrümz-mən How to pronounce groomsman (audio)
ˈgru̇mz-
: a male friend who accompanies a bridegroom at his wedding
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