"groomsmaid" meaning in English

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          "english": "a male attendant to the groom",
          "word": "groomsman"
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          "word": "bridesman"
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          "english": "a male attendant to the bride",
          "word": "brosmaid"
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          "text": "The groomsmaid dress: I was a groomsmaid — meaning, I stood on the groom’s side in support of my male friend.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2011 September 6, Sara Foss, “A wedding at a brewery”, in The Daily Gazette",
          "text": "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.",
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        "A woman who attends a groom during his wedding ceremony, as part of the wedding party."
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