GROOMSMAN

groomsman

(noun) a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

groomsman (plural groomsmen)

A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.

Coordinate terms

• groomsmaid

• bridesmaid

• brosmaid

Anagrams

• monograms, nomograms, somnogram

Source: Wiktionary


Grooms"man, n.; pl. Groomsmen (.

Definition: A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; -- the correlative of bridesmaid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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