groomsman

[ groomz-muh n, groo mz- ]

/ ˈgrumz mən, ˈgrʊmz- /

a man who attends the bridegroom in a wedding ceremony.

Origin of groomsman

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

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

groomsman

/ (ˈɡruːmzmən, ˈɡrʊmz-) /

a man who attends the bridegroom at a wedding, usually the best man