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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One of Erb's 10 siblings, his twin brother Aaron — who was a contestant on the latest season of The Bachelorette — served as best man. Erin Clack, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 Written and directed by comedian Matthew Starr, The Best Man’s Ghostwriter is based on Starr’s real-life work as a best man speechwriter. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Others envisioned them as flower girls (17 percent) or page boys (13 percent), while a few liked the idea of a canine best man (9 percent). Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Real Madrid, arguably the biggest club in world soccer, decided not to send its representatives to Monday’s event, after learning that star player Vinícius Jr. had not won the award for best men’s player, per multiple reports. Ben Church, CNN, 29 Oct. 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 1 Dec. 2024.

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