maid of honourˌmaid of ˈhonour British English, maid of honor American English noun (plural maids of honour) [countable] 
Thesaurus
ThesaurusLongman Language Activatorthe people in a wedding► bride
1the most important bridesmaid at a wedding2an unmarried woman who works for a queen or a princess the woman who is getting married: · Everyone turned around as the bride entered the church.· Teenage brides are twice as likely to end up being divorced as women who marry later.· He took his young bride to live on the ranch in Wyoming.
► groom/bridegroom the man who is getting married: · It is traditional for the groom to buy presents for the bridesmaids.· Can I take a photograph of the bride and groom?
► the happy couple informal a man and a woman who have just got married: · I'd like to propose a toast to the happy couple.· Everyone waved goodbye as the happy couple drove away.
► bridesmaid one of the women who help the bride on her wedding day, and who stand with her during the ceremony: · My three sisters were bridesmaids for me.
► best man the chief man who helps the groom on his wedding day, and who stands with him during the ceremony: · I was honoured that he asked me to be his best man.
► matron of honour British /matron of honor American the chief married woman who helps the bride on the day of her wedding, and who stands with her during the ceremony: · I asked my older sister, Louise, to be my matron of honor.
► maid of honour British /maid of honor American the chief unmarried woman who helps the bride on the day of her wedding and who stands with her during the ceremony: · Leslie couldn't decide which of her college friends she wanted for her maid of honor.
► groomsman American one of the men who help the groom on his wedding day, and who stand with him during the ceremony: · We need one groomsman for each bridesmaid.
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