Transcription
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- [groomz-muh n, groo mz-]
- /ˈgrumz mən, ˈgrʊmz-/
- /ˈgrʊmzmən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [groomz-muh n, groo mz-]
- /ˈgrumz mən, ˈgrʊmz-/
Definitions of groomsman word
- noun plural groomsman a man who attends the bridegroom in a wedding ceremony. 1
- noun groomsman A male friend officially attending the bridegroom at a wedding. 1
- noun groomsman best man at wedding 1
- noun groomsman a man who attends the bridegroom at a wedding, usually the best man 0
- noun groomsman a man who attends the bridegroom at a wedding 0
- noun groomsman A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man. 0
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Origin of groomsman
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; groom + 's1 + -man
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Parts of speech for Groomsman
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
groomsman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
groomsman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for groomsman
noun groomsman
- paranymph — a groomsman or a bridesmaid.
Top questions with groomsman
- how to ask someone to be a groomsman?
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- what is the difference between a groomsman and an usher?
- how to be a groomsman?
- how to ask a groomsman to be in your wedding?
- how to write a groomsman speech?
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