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A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man..
1888, Horatio Alger, The Errand Boy, Chapter XIV: Consulting the Oracle, "Philip," said Mr. Wilbur, "when I marry, I want you to stand up with me--to be my groomsman."
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.
There were eight bridesmaids and groomsmen, and I asked McClellan and Franklin to be of the number, but distant service prevented them from coming, and Burnside and Reno, of the Ordnance, took their places.
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Groomsman means A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man..
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1888, Horatio Alger, The Errand Boy, Chapter XIV: Consulting the Oracle, "Philip," said Mr. Wilbur, "when I marry, I want you to stand up with me--to be my groomsman."
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