main man
Americannoun
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one's best and most trusted male friend.
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the most reliable, important, or respected man.
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one's main boyfriend.
noun
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one's best friend
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a boss or leader
Example Sentences
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Holly: Watkins has seen a £1m price drop going into this campaign and will likely be Aston Villa's main man following the departure of Morgan Rogers to Chelsea in the transfer window.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Juventus striker is Canada's main man and showed why with his well-taken hat-trick against Qatar.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
He was far from the main man though with the club's record scorer Mbappe netting 44 in all competitions in the best of his seven seasons for PSG.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
But, four matches later, he's once again Villa's main man with his boss calling his achievement "very fantastic".
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
Which reminds me, I haven’t told you who our main man on this tape is.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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