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- noun Plural form of
groomsman .
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Examples
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I stared at the so-called groomsmen, who had all pretended to care about me, and sighed.
The Hot Box Zane 2010
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They are attended by boys and girls called groomsmen and bridesmaids, and they go from house to house collecting gifts.
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They are attended by boys and girls called groomsmen and bridesmaids, and they go from house to house collecting gifts.
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They are attended by boys and girls called groomsmen and bridesmaids, and they go from house to house collecting gifts.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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When Charley May was married, his groomsmen were his handsome brother Julian,
Recollections of a Virginian in the Mexican, Indian, and Civil wars, 1894
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The groomsmen were the handsomest set of young men I ever saw.
Franklin County: E. to H. G. McPherson, November 11, 1857 E. 1857
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They are attended by boys and girls called groomsmen and bridesmaids, and they go from house to house collecting gifts.
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As centuries passed and the danger of kidnapping the bride decreased, the custom stayed, so that today the best man and ushers, formerly called the groomsmen, simply escort the groom down the aisle.
unknown title 2009
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The groomsmen were the bride's brothers, Timothy Joedicke of Bloomville and Jeffrey Joedicke of Greenwich,
unknown title 2009
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"groomsmen" all returning for Paulie's (Burns) wedding, but the wedding itself, nor the bachelor party is the focus of the film.
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