best man
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best man
noun best men
- The primary attendant to the groom in a wedding ceremony. After all these years, he was still my best friend, and a few months later, he was my best man.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see best, man.
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noun primary attendant to the groom
| Español | padrino |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ベストマン besutoman, 介添人 kaizoenin |
| 中文 | 男儐相 /男傧相 nánbīnxiāng |
| Português | padrinho |
| Français | témoin, garçon d’honneur |
| Deutsch | Trauzeuge |
| Italiano | testimone, testimone di nozze |
| Ελληνικά | κουμπάρος koumpáros |
| Română | cavaler de onoare |
| Русский | ша́фер šáfer, дру́жка drúžka, свиде́тель svidételʹ |
| עברית | שׁוּשְׁבִין shushvín |
Talk about this word "best man." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/best%20man. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. best man. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/best%20man "best man." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/best%20man.
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@misc{best_man_2026,
title = {best man},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/best%20man},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
