Bridesman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bridesman is a noun meaning A male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding.
Meaning
A male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding.
More Meanings
- A male bridesmaid; a man who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.
Example Sentences
She might be renting a tux, however, as she is willing to have a bridesman.
According to him, on the following Thursday, the bridesmen, numbering “six, eight, even ten or more,” rode on horseback with four wagons to get the bride.
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 […].
Word Forms
- bridesmen
- brideman
- bride's-man
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brideman, groomsman, bridegroom, brosmaid, groomsmaid, bridegoom.
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