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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His father added that the man's cousin should be his best man — returning the favor, so to speak. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025 Their wedding is filmed by Peter's best man, Mark (played by Andrew Lincoln), who is secretly in love with Juliet. Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024 However, the rift started to expand when Aaron didn’t appear as best man in former college teammate and roommate Francis Blay-Miezah’s wedding. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Dec. 2024 The other best man Terry would give the speech by himself. Erin Clack, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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