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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
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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
Our main man, Glorious!
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
So did Jack Nicklaus, my main man.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Apr. 2021
Fortunately, our main man is decked out in a kevlar suit plus has an endless supply of ammunition, a penchant for head shots (for real, no one’s as obsessed with deadly follow-through) and a decent handle on nunchucks.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
Keumper is now in Washington, and Georgiev, brought in via trade from the Rangers, is the main man in net, with a .915 save percentage and 2.71 goals-against average in 30 appearances.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2023
The 19-year-old signal caller will miss his main man.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2023
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
Our main man, Glorious!
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
So did Jack Nicklaus, my main man.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Apr. 2021
Fortunately, our main man is decked out in a kevlar suit plus has an endless supply of ammunition, a penchant for head shots (for real, no one’s as obsessed with deadly follow-through) and a decent handle on nunchucks.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
Keumper is now in Washington, and Georgiev, brought in via trade from the Rangers, is the main man in net, with a .915 save percentage and 2.71 goals-against average in 30 appearances.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2023
The 19-year-old signal caller will miss his main man.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2023
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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20man. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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