best man

noun

: the principal groomsman at a wedding

Examples of best man in a Sentence

The groom asked his brother to be his best man and the bride asked her sister to be her maid of honor.
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Meanwhile, Burton's best friend, Jeremy Ross, was his best man. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 18 May 2025 Hernandez will play the groom’s best man and official bachelor party captain. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 May 2025 The top four men’s and women’s singles players and the four best men’s and women’s doubles teams will compete for these wild-card entries. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025 The teenager that Chiarelli met in his first hour at Harvard would become his best man. Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for best man

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1782, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of best man was circa 1782

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“Best man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best%20man. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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