Definition of "groomsman" [grooms•man]

• A man who attends the bridegroom at a wedding. (noun)

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• "You must know that we Venetians have a saying that the groomsman is the godfather of the first child."
• "His groomsman was a first cousin of Lucinda's, and no one else was in the room but the servants of the house."
• "DEAR ED: You can decline by saying, "Cousin -- you're so nice to ask me, but being a groomsman is a young man's game."