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bridesmen

bridesmen is the plural of bridesman.

Meaning of bridesman

Noun

bridesman (plural bridesmen)

  1. A male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding.
    • It was customary, in those days, for the bride's-man and maiden, and a few select friends, to visit the newly married couple after they had retired to rest […].1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford, published 2010, page 7
  2. A male bridesmaid; a man who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.
    • She might be renting a tux, however, as she is willing to have a bridesman.2008 June 26, Katie Zezima, “Bride-to-Be Takes a Chance on eBay for a Bidding Bridesmaid”, in New York Times

Questions about bridesmen

What is bridesmen the plural of?
Bridesmen is the plural of bridesman.

Words near bridesmen in the dictionary

  1. bridesmaids
  2. bridesmaidship
  3. bridesman
  4. bridesmatron
  5. bridesmatrons
  6. bridesmen
  7. bridespeople
  8. bridesperson
  9. bridespersons
  10. Bridestowe
  11. brideswear

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