main man
noun
1
: best male friend
2
: a man whose character or work is most admired
3
: most significant or important person
also
: chief sense 2
Examples of main man in a Sentence
He's still her main man.
The team has many good players, but he is clearly the main man.
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Lautaro Martínez Inter Milan won the league at a canter in 2023/24 and their main man was captain fantastic Lautaro.
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The dark cloud looming threateningly on the horizon is the likelihood that Wolves, in the not-too-distant future, will face an extended spell without their main man.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Check out my main man going full shirtless with the vest!
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Issue of the weekend Pulisic scoring, Antonee Robinson assisting, Gio Reyna on the bench and Weston McKennie’s Juventus career revived — new season, familiar start for some of the USMNT’s main men in Europe.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The dark cloud looming threateningly on the horizon is the likelihood that Wolves, in the not-too-distant future, will face an extended spell without their main man.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Check out my main man going full shirtless with the vest!
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Issue of the weekend Pulisic scoring, Antonee Robinson assisting, Gio Reyna on the bench and Weston McKennie’s Juventus career revived — new season, familiar start for some of the USMNT’s main men in Europe.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20man. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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