Definition
One who is related to or participates in a bridal ceremony or wedding celebration; an archaic term for someone involved in bride-related activities.
Etymology
From bridale plus agent suffix -er. This is an archaic or rare word formation that doesn't appear in most modern dictionaries, likely medieval in origin.
Kelly Says
Medieval English loved creating specific job-title words with -er; a bridaler would have been as specific a role as a 'baker' or 'maker'—showing weddings required specialized participants.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Bride's friend
Bride's friend
ARالعربية
صديقة العروس
sadiqah al-'arūs
BNবাংলা
বিবাহের সহকারী
bibaher sohokarī
CACatalà
dama d'honor
da-ma d'oh-nor
CSČeština
svatební dáma
sva-tne-bny da-ma
DADansk
brudepige
broo-deh-pee-geh
DEDeutsch
Brautjungfer
broyt-yoong-fer
ELΕλληνικά
κόρη νύφης
kore nyfis
ESEspañol
dama de honor
dah-mah deh oh-nor
FAفارسی
همسایه عروس
ha-me-sa-ye a-roos
FISuomi
morsian
mor-syaan
FRFrançais
demoiselle d'honneur
deh-moh-zel duh on-or
HEעברית
עוזרת כלה
oo-zar-et kallah
HIहिन्दी
दुल्हन की दोस्त
dulhan ki dost
HUMagyar
menyegzőasszony
men-yeg-zoo-ass-zon-y
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengantin wanita
peng-an-tin wa-ni-ta
IGIG
nneka nwanyi
nne-ka nwanyi
ITItaliano
damigella d'onore
dah-mee-gel-lah deh oh-nore
JA日本語
花嫁の友人
hana-yome no yuujin
KKKK
келіншек
ke-lin-shek
KO한국어
신부의 친구
sinbu-ui chingu
MRMR
शादीची मित्र
shaadi-chi mitr
MSBahasa Melayu
pengantin perempuan
peng-an-tin per-e-me-lah-an
MYမြန်မာ
မင်္ဂလာပွဲ အတွင်း သူ
ming-ga-la-pwe at-twin-thoo
NLNederlands
bruidsmeisje
broyds-my-sye
PAPA
ਵਿਆਹ ਦੀ ਔਰਤ
viaah dee aurat
PLPolski
drużka panny młodej
drooz-ka pan-ny mlo-dej
PTPortuguês
dona de honra
doh-nuh deh oh-nruh
RUРусский
подружка невесты
podryzhka nevesty
SVSvenska
brudvän
brood-vån
SWKiswahili
marafiki wa harusi
ma-ra-fi-ki wa ha-ru-si
TAதமிழ்
திருமணத்துக்கு உதவி
thirumaṇattukku uṭavi
TEతెలుగు
బెల్లం కోసం సహాయ
bellaṁ kōsam sahāy
THไทย
เพื่อนเจ้าสาว
phuen chao-sao
TLTL
kaibigan ng kasal
kai-bi-gan ng ka-sal
TRTürkçe
gelinlik arkadaşı
jeh-lin-lik ar-ka-da-shi
UKУкраїнська
дружка нареченої
druzhka narіchеnoї
URاردو
عروس کی مددگار
ʿarūs kī madadgār
VITiếng Việt
bạn của cô dâu
ban cua co dau
YOYO
aláwọ ẹlẹ́dà
a-law-o e-le-da
ZUZU
umshayeli we-mithi
oom-sha-ye-li we-mithi