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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With Isak potentially sidelined, Salah will likely get the chance to prove he remains the Reds' main man as Liverpool look to build on this win when they take on Brentford on Saturday.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
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
He wrote: "My first born son, my big boy, my best friend, my main man, my everything, rest easy my boy."
From BBC • May 19, 2025
Now, after a gap of seven years, Better Man is Gracey's next film, and it was his idea to turn the main man into a monkey.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
I knew for a fact that Mr. Kite, the main man at Kalbro, lived in the choicest house on the street.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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