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best man

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noun

the chief attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding.

Origin of best man

First recorded in 1775–85

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for best man

groomsman, paranymph

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Historical Examples of best man

It is unlucky for a bridegroom to have for his "best-man" one who is not his blood relation.
The Mysteries of All Nations
James Grant
Being the best-man at the wedding is one of the honors that has come to Father.
Phyllis
Maria Thompson Daviess
And Chandos, who acted as best-man to his old messmate, declared that it was the happiest day of his life.
The Two Shipmates
William H. G. Kingston
It is unlucky for a "best-man" to have on a black coat at a marriage; it is an omen of evil to the bride and bridegroom.
The Mysteries of All Nations
James Grant
Gude keep us a frae sic a wedding as they had, replied Watty; where the deil was best-man?
The Entail
John Galt

British Dictionary definitions for best man

best man

noun

the (male) attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding

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