groomsmaid

plural groomsmaids

1. A woman who attends a groom during his wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party.

   The groom's sister, Brüch Clift of Anchorage, was groomsmaid.

   2008 September 10, “Clift, White exchange vows”, in Carroll County Comet

   2 more examples

   The groomsmaid dress: I was a groomsmaid — meaning, I stood on the groom’s side in support of my male friend.

   2011 March 9, Meredith Goldstein, “Bridesmaid revisited”, in Boston Globe

   Now that I think about it, I also tried the brewery’s East India Pale Ale, while hanging out at the apartment of my friend Michelle, who served as a groomsmaid at the big event, on the afternoon of the wedding.

   2011 September 6, Sara Foss, “A wedding at a brewery”, in The Daily Gazette

   Synonyms: groomswoman