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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Charlie Bradbury became a surrogate little sister for the show’s main men, and her death in season 10 was perhaps the most controversial indignity visited on the women of the show. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2024 There is perhaps no worse look to a jury than being exposed as not knowing a critical piece of information, and Dee was about to stomp on Austin’s hopes and dreams worse like my main man Jake stomping on a final immunity challenge contraption. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2023 Shout out to my main man, KC for turning me onto it. WIRED, 15 June 2023 Tame Impala main man Kevin Parker is recovering from major surgery to correct a fractured hip. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for main man 

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of main man was in 1953

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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20man. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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