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.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Only 40 guests were invited to the wedding, including John’s cousin Anthony Radziwill (who served as his best man); John’s sister, Caroline Kennedy (Carolyn’s matron of honour), and her husband, Edwin Schlossberg; and their kids, Jack (the ring bearer), Rose and Tatiana (both flower girls). —Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026

The legal battle marks a dramatic falling-out between Anderson and his longtime mentor and former best man. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1782, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for best man

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman
• fishman