Bridesmaid
noun
A girl or woman who is at a wedding to help the bride.
She chose her sister and her best friend to be her bridesmaids.
Often appears as...
- chief bridesmaid
- junior bridesmaid
noun
A person who is often chosen for a role but never successful.
He was always the bridesmaid, never the bride in all the acting roles he was offered.
Often appears as...
- always the bridesmaid
- bridesmaid
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A girl or woman who is at a wedding to help the bride.
She chose her sister and her best friend to be her bridesmaids.
Often appears as...
- chief bridesmaid
- junior bridesmaid
noun
A person who is often chosen for a role but never successful.
He was always the bridesmaid, never the bride in all the acting roles he was offered.
Often appears as...
- always the bridesmaid
- bridesmaid
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Event Specific
Used specifically in the context of weddings, relating to bridal duties.
The bridesmaids organized the bridal shower.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Role
The role and importance of bridesmaids can vary significantly in different cultures.
In her culture, bridesmaids wore matching dresses.
Pro Tip 3/3Number Varies
There can be one or several bridesmaids in a wedding party.
She had four bridesmaids in her wedding.
Pro Tip 1/3Event Specific
Used specifically in the context of weddings, relating to bridal duties.
The bridesmaids organized the bridal shower.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Role
The role and importance of bridesmaids can vary significantly in different cultures.
In her culture, bridesmaids wore matching dresses.
Pro Tip 3/3Number Varies
There can be one or several bridesmaids in a wedding party.
She had four bridesmaids in her wedding.
Pro Tip 1/3Event Specific
Used specifically in the context of weddings, relating to bridal duties.
The bridesmaids organized the bridal shower.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Role
The role and importance of bridesmaids can vary significantly in different cultures.
In her culture, bridesmaids wore matching dresses.
Pro Tip 3/3Number Varies
There can be one or several bridesmaids in a wedding party.
She had four bridesmaids in her wedding.
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Tavi Gevinson: A teen...
who is maybe not immediately likable, but eventually relatable. I don't like to acknowledge a problem without also acknowledging those who work to fix it, so just wanted to acknowledge shows like "Mad Men," movies like "Bridesmaids," whose female characters
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A teen just trying to...
eventually relatable I don't like to acknowledge a problem without also acknowledging those who were to fix it so just wanted to acknowledge shows like Mad Men movies like bridesmaids whose female characters or protagonists are
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Tavi Gevinson: A teen...
who is maybe not immediately likable, but eventually relatable. I don't like to acknowledge a problem without also acknowledging those who work to fix it, so just wanted to acknowledge shows like "Mad Men," movies like "Bridesmaids," whose female characters
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A teen just trying to...
eventually relatable I don't like to acknowledge a problem without also acknowledging those who were to fix it so just wanted to acknowledge shows like Mad Men movies like bridesmaids whose female characters or protagonists are
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Quote examples
Kay Cannon
American Writer
I ran track in college. And that team, that all-lady team that I was on, I can remember just being so incredibly sad that I knew we were all going to leave each other after we graduated and that our lives would change. And even though I was the bridesmaid at all their weddings and stuff like that, it's just not the same, right?
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Juliana Hatfield
American Musician
I have been a bridesmaid. Fortunately, the outfits were pretty tame. They were cream and black, but I still wouldn't wear them out in public, though.
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Jennifer Garner
American Actress
I am usually part of any disaster at a wedding if I'm a bridesmaid, which I've been lucky enough to be several times.
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Wendi McLendon-Covey
American Actress
You think your friends have good taste in fashion, until they ask you to wear an ugly bridesmaid dress!
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Jill Kargman
American Author
My five best friends, who were my bridesmaids in my wedding, are still my best friends.
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Piper Laurie
American Actress
I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid.
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Kaitlyn Bristowe
Canadian Entertainer
I don't want my bridesmaids looking better than me.
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Dorothy Malone
American Actress
I was a bridesmaid at a wedding in one picture.
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Peter O'Toole
Irish Actor
Always a bridesmaid never a bride my foot!
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Lindsay Mendez
American Actress
I've never been a bridesmaid.
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Kay Cannon
American Writer
I ran track in college. And that team, that all-lady team that I was on, I can remember just being so incredibly sad that I knew we were all going to leave each other after we graduated and that our lives would change. And even though I was the bridesmaid at all their weddings and stuff like that, it's just not the same, right?
Quote examples
Juliana Hatfield
American Musician
I have been a bridesmaid. Fortunately, the outfits were pretty tame. They were cream and black, but I still wouldn't wear them out in public, though.
Quote examples
Jennifer Garner
American Actress
I am usually part of any disaster at a wedding if I'm a bridesmaid, which I've been lucky enough to be several times.
Quote examples
Wendi McLendon-Covey
American Actress
You think your friends have good taste in fashion, until they ask you to wear an ugly bridesmaid dress!
Quote examples
Jill Kargman
American Author
My five best friends, who were my bridesmaids in my wedding, are still my best friends.
Quote examples
Piper Laurie
American Actress
I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid.
Quote examples
Kaitlyn Bristowe
Canadian Entertainer
I don't want my bridesmaids looking better than me.
Quote examples
Dorothy Malone
American Actress
I was a bridesmaid at a wedding in one picture.
Quote examples
Peter O'Toole
Irish Actor
Always a bridesmaid never a bride my foot!
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Lindsay Mendez
American Actress
I've never been a bridesmaid.
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