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groomsmen

groomsmen is the plural of groomsman.

Meaning of groomsman

Noun

groomsman (plural groomsmen)

  1. A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.
    • The Scotchman, who assisted as groomsman, was of course the only one present, beyond the chief actors, who knew the true situation of the contracting parties.1866, Thomas Hardy, chapter 13, in The Mayor of Casterbridge

Questions about groomsmen

What is groomsmen the plural of?
Groomsmen is the plural of groomsman.

Words near groomsmen in the dictionary

  1. groomships
  2. Groomsian
  3. groomsmaid
  4. groomsmaids
  5. groomsman
  6. groomsmen
  7. groomswear
  8. groomswoman
  9. groomswomen
  10. groomy
  11. groomzilla

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