Citations:groomsmaid

Noun: "a woman who attends a groom during his wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party"

 * 2007, Jackie Kessler, Hell's Belles, Zebra Books (2007), ISBN 9780821780985, page 206:
 * “Yeah,” she said, “I know. What can I say? I'm a fucking groomsmaid. How fucking gay is that?
 * 2007, Jo Piazza, "Here come the bridesmen", New York Daily News, 15 December 2007:
 * Now that O'Keefe finds himself engaged, will he ask Susan to be his groomsmaid?
 * 2008, "Clift, White exchange vows", Carroll County Comet, 10 September 2008:
 * The groom's sister, Brüch Clift of Anchorage, was groomsmaid.
 * 2009, Spider Hacksaw, A Midsummer's Nightmare: Based on a True Nightmare, AuthorHouse (2009), ISBN 9781438916941, page 381:
 * It was her gift that had been the catalyst for their relationship, and she wanted to be the best woman or the groomsmaid at their wedding.
 * 2011, Meredith Goldstein, "Bridesmaid revisited", Boston Globe, 9 March 2011:
 * The groomsmaid dress: I was a groomsmaid — meaning, I stood on the groom’s side in support of my male friend.
 * 2011, Meredith Galante, "Couples register for honeymoons and 'life experiences' rather than the traditional china and crystal", The Star-Ledger, 25 July 2011:
 * "We are not the most traditional couple -- we have a groomsmaid," said Vasilescu.
 * 2011, Sara Foss, "A wedding at a brewery", The Daily Gazette, 6 September 2011:
 * 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.