best man

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The primary attendant to the groom in a wedding ceremony.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see best, man.

Equivalents

Españolpadrino

Françaisgarçon d’honneur Témoin

DeutschBeistand Trauzeuge

24 more languages

Afrikaansstrooijonker

Bosanskidružba девер дружбакум

Catalàpadrí

Češtinadružba svědek

Ελληνικάκουμπάρος παράνυμφος σύντεκνος

Esperantofianĉamiko

Suomibestman puhemies

Gaeilgevaidhtéir

Gàidhligfear-comhailteachd fleasgach fleasgach fear-bainnsegille-comhailteachd

Hrvatskidružba девер дружбакум

Íslenskasvaramaður

Italianotestimone testimone di nozze

日本語ベストマン介添人

Македонскидевер кум старосват

Nederlandsgetuige voor de bruidegom

Portuguêspadrinho

Românăcavaler de onoare

Русскийдружка свидетель ша́фер

Српскиdružba девер дружбакум

Tagalogabay na lalaki

Türkçesağdıç

Українськадружба свідок

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

best of both worlds best of breed best of British best of British luck best of the bunch best on ground

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