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best man en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. 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. 2007 October 26, Elizabeth Welch, “The Avatar and the Fire Lord” (11:13 from the start), in Ethan Spaulding, director, Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 3 (Book Three: Fire), episode 6, spoken by Roku (James Garret):
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see best, man.

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Relateds

maid of honor · groomsman · bridesmaid · page boy · maid of honour

Translations (56)

de Trauzeuge (primary attendant to the groom) · az soldış (primary attendant to the groom) · gd gille-comhailteachd (primary attendant to the groom) · gd fleasgach (primary attendant to the groom) · fr témoin (primary attendant to the groom) · ru ша́фер (primary attendant to the groom) · ast padrín (primary attendant to the groom) · pl drużba (primary attendant to the groom) · nb forlover (primary attendant to the groom) · mk кум (primary attendant to the groom) · ca padrí (primary attendant to the groom) · pt padrinho (primary attendant to the groom) · mk шафер (primary attendant to the groom) · eo fianĉamiko (primary attendant to the groom) · kmr birazava (primary attendant to the groom) · cs družba (primary attendant to the groom) · gd fear-comhailteachd (primary attendant to the groom) · da forlover (primary attendant to the groom) · gd fleasgach fear-bainnse (primary attendant to the groom) · uk дружба (primary attendant to the groom) · ro cavaler de onoare (primary attendant to the groom) · mk старосват (primary attendant to the groom) · zza doçman (primary attendant to the groom) · su pagarbagus (primary attendant to the groom) · nl getuige voor de bruidegom (primary attendant to the groom) · sh девер (primary attendant to the groom) · he שׁוּשְׁבִין (primary attendant to the groom) · ga vaidhtéir (primary attendant to the groom) · hu vőfély (primary attendant to the groom) · it testimone di nozze (primary attendant to the groom) · hu násznagy (primary attendant to the groom) · ka მეჯვარე (primary attendant to the groom) · bg кум (primary attendant to the groom) · ru свиде́тель (primary attendant to the groom) · fr garçon d’honneur (primary attendant to the groom) · el κουμπάρος (primary attendant to the groom) · tl abay na lalaki (primary attendant to the groom) · uk свідок (primary attendant to the groom) · az sağdış (primary attendant to the groom) · ru дру́жка (primary attendant to the groom) · tr sağdıç (primary attendant to the groom) · sh dever (primary attendant to the groom) · fi puhemies (primary attendant to the groom) · nn forlovar (primary attendant to the groom) · th เพื่อนเจ้าบ่าว (primary attendant to the groom) · cmn 男儐相 /男傧相 (primary attendant to the groom) · ja 介添人 (primary attendant to the groom) · fi bestman (primary attendant to the groom) · ja ベストマン (primary attendant to the groom) · cs ženichův svědek (primary attendant to the groom) · is svaramaður (primary attendant to the groom) · mk девер (primary attendant to the groom) · es padrino (primary attendant to the groom) · af strooijonker (primary attendant to the groom) · cs svědek (primary attendant to the groom) · it testimone (primary attendant to the groom)