■ noun
1》 a girl or woman who accompanies a bride on her wedding day.
2》 informal a person who never attains a desired goal. [from the saying 'always the ~ and never the bride'.]
■ noun
1》 a girl or woman who accompanies a bride on her wedding day.
2》 informal a person who never attains a desired goal. [from the saying 'always the ~ and never the bride'.]
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004