Home › Words › B › bridesmanbridesmanbridesman means A male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding.EtymologyFrom bride + -s- + man, by alteration of earlier brideman; compare bridesmaid.nounA male friend or companion of the bridegroom, having various ceremonial duties at a wedding.e.g.“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 […].” — 1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford, published 2010, page 7:A male bridesmaid; a man who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.e.g.“She might be renting a tux, however, as she is willing to have a bridesman.” — 2008 June 26, Katie Zezima, “Bride-to-Be Takes a Chance on eBay for a Bidding Bridesmaid”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.brosmaid 78% match — A male bridesmaid. A male attendant to a female bride at a wedding. vs bridesman →bridesperson 77% match — An attendant to a bride. vs bridesman →bridesmaid 74% match — A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party. vs bridesman →bridesmaiding 74% match — Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding. vs bridesman →bridesmaidship 73% match — The role or status of bridesmaid. vs bridesman →bridesmaiden 71% match — An unmarried bridesmaid. vs bridesman →bridesmatron 69% match — A married bridesmaid. vs bridesman →bridegroomship 68% match — The role or status of bridegroom. vs bridesman →