bridesperson
bridesperson noun: an attendant to a bride.
Noun
bridesperson (plural bridespersons or bridespeople)
- An attendant to a bride.
- This is what my young bride, and my young bridegroom, and the whole bevy of bridespeople, never gave a thought to.1862 December, “Reflections on My Daughter’s Marriage”, in The Cornhill Magazine, volume VI, number 36, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], page 811
- Raoul gave Paula away, and Breeze, his long de Vigny locks flowing over a white smock, acted as the bridesperson.1982, Joan Juliet Buck, “Epilogue”, in The Only Place to Be, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 452
Forms of bridesperson
| plural | bridespersons |
|---|---|
| plural | bridespeople |
| alternative form | brideperson |
Origin of bridesperson
From bride + -s- + -person.
Questions about bridesperson
- What does bridesperson mean?
- Bridesperson means an attendant to a bride.
- What part of speech is bridesperson?
- Bridesperson is a noun.
- What is the plural of bridesperson?
- The plural of bridesperson is bridespersons.
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