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Groomsman is an English word with synonyms like attendant or attender. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Groomsman in a sentence

Groomsman meaning

A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.

Synonyms of Groomsman

attendant attender tender

Related words

Other words often associated with Groomsman or its synonyms:

help helper supporter assistant related observer delicate young accompanying auditor offer sore

Using Groomsman

  • The main meaning on this page is: A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.
  • Useful related words include: attendant, attender, tender.
  • In the example corpus, groomsman often appears in combinations such as: groomsman at, was groomsman, groomsman in.

Context around Groomsman

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Groomsman

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as a groomsman at a 1× be a groomsman at his 1× was a groomsman in our 1× was a groomsman in sirianni 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

mcdonald was a 1× my step father 1×

Common sentence endings:

she was born 1× sirianni s wedding 1× snazzy tailored suit 1× stole the show 1×

Words around Groomsman

Just before it in the word index:

grooms 64 grooming 332 groomes 2 groomers 29 groomer 39 groomed 187

Just after it in the word index:

groomsmen 20 groop 2 groot 74 groote 7 grootes 2 grootfall 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Groomsman

  • In this selection, "groomsman" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a groomsman at a and be a groomsman at his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "groomsman" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with groomsman

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

McDonald was a groomsman in Sirianni’s wedding. (8 words)

My step-father invited me to be a groomsman at his wedding, where I got to wear a rather snazzy tailored suit. (22 words)

It's an actual llama standing as a groomsman at a wedding recently in Upstate NY - and as you can imagine, he stole the show! (25 words)

Longer example sentences

I was a minister at their wedding, helped them get together as a couple, the husband was a groomsman in our wedding, and I held that baby girl, who was in a kindergarten classroom during the shooting, in my arms in the hospital room the day she was born. (49 words)

It's an actual llama standing as a groomsman at a wedding recently in Upstate NY - and as you can imagine, he stole the show! (25 words)

My step-father invited me to be a groomsman at his wedding, where I got to wear a rather snazzy tailored suit. (22 words)

Exclamation examples

It's an actual llama standing as a groomsman at a wedding recently in Upstate NY - and as you can imagine, he stole the show! (25 words)

Example sentences (4)

It's an actual llama standing as a groomsman at a wedding recently in Upstate NY - and as you can imagine, he stole the show!

I was a minister at their wedding, helped them get together as a couple, the husband was a groomsman in our wedding, and I held that baby girl, who was in a kindergarten classroom during the shooting, in my arms in the hospital room the day she was born.

My step-father invited me to be a groomsman at his wedding, where I got to wear a rather snazzy tailored suit.

McDonald was a groomsman in Sirianni’s wedding.

Common combinations with groomsman

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "groomsman" in a sentence?
An example: "It's an actual llama standing as a groomsman at a wedding recently in Upstate NY - and as you can imagine, he stole the show!" This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "groomsman" from authentic English texts.
What does "groomsman" mean?
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.
What are synonyms of "groomsman"?
Common synonyms of "groomsman" include: attendant, attender, tender.
How many example sentences with "groomsman" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "groomsman", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.