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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After all, since Manchester City became geared towards creating for their main man Erling Haaland in 2022, Arteta has consistently stressed the importance of Arsenal’s attackers sharing the attacking load.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
My main man Jawan — who has somehow transformed into a male juror version of Eliza Orlins with his constant exaggerated facial expressions and wild gesticulating — would have positively LOST HIS MIND!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
The hits keep comin’ for The Roots main men.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
But for the Milwaukee Bucks, their main man was nowhere to be seen.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
My main man Jawan — who has somehow transformed into a male juror version of Eliza Orlins with his constant exaggerated facial expressions and wild gesticulating — would have positively LOST HIS MIND!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
The hits keep comin’ for The Roots main men.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
But for the Milwaukee Bucks, their main man was nowhere to be seen.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20man. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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