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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Two years earlier, Fisher served as best man at Taylor’s wedding to third husband Mike Todd on February 2, 1957. Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026 For the tasting, Charlie and Emma invite their best man, Mike (Mamoudou Athie), and matron of honor Rachel (Alana Haim) to come along with them. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026 This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026 This was a lie and is the same tactics the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost the nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 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 20 Apr. 2026.

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