A man or male attendant who accompanies and assists the bridegroom at a wedding, similar to a groomsman or best man.
From 'bride' and 'man,' this represents a parallel formation to 'bridemaid' but referring to male attendants. Though less common historically, it reflects the symmetry in wedding party roles across genders.
While 'best man' and 'groomsman' became the standard English terms for male wedding attendants, 'brideman' is a logical parallel formation that shows how languages naturally create gender-paired words—but sometimes one version wins out in actual use, making the other seem odd or archaic.
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