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Definition: Best Man |
Best ManNoun1. The principal groomsman at a wedding. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Literature | Best Man (at a wedding). The bridegroom's chosen friend who waits on him, as the bride's maids wait on the bride. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Friend | Best man, maid of honor, matron of honor. |
Marriage | Bridesmaid, bridesman, best man; bride, bridegroom. married man, married woman, married couple; neogamist, Benedict, partner, spouse, mate, yokemate; husband, man, consort, baron; old man, good man; wife of one's bosom; helpmate, rib, better half, gray mare, old woman, old lady, good wife, goodwife. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Best Man |
| English words defined with "best man": ever, experience ♦ of all time ♦ To be beside one's self ♦ Which. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "best man": Answer more Scotico ♦ Bowden ♦ Centaur ♦ Embroidery ♦ INCUBUS ♦ Jerome ♦ Macaber ♦ PROCRASTINATOR, Pull Devil, Pull Baker ♦ saw, story ♦ UNGRATEFUL MAN ♦ Wine. (references) |
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Screenplays | You were the best man at my wedding, for crying out loud. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin) The one who I choose will be the best man to rule Egypt. (The Ten Commandments; writing credit: J.H. Ingraham; A.E. Southon) They sent in their best man, and when we roam out the 69th street bridge tomorrow, on our way to freedom, we're going to have their best man leading the way - from the neck up! (Escape from New York; writing credit: John Carpenter; Nick Castle) That's a custom, you see. The bride always gets to kiss her best man. (Licence to Kill; writing credit: Michael G. Wilson; Richard Maibaum) So good luck and may the best man win! (It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World; writing credit: Tania Rose) | |
Lyrics | He can help me be the best man I can be ("The Best Man I Can Be"; performing artist: Ginuwine) | |
Clever | We would all like to vote for the best man, but he is never a candidate. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Best Man (1964) Best Man Wins (1948) The Best Man Wins (1935) Best Man Wins (1923) The Best Man (1923) | |
Song Titles | The Best Man I Can Be (performing artist: Ginuwine) | |
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 | The best man.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Do you think it's fun to have ruined the best man in the country?.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Socrates | The best man is he who most tries to perfect himself, and the happiest man is he who most feels that he is perfecting himself. |
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| Language | Translations for "best man"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | vëllam, nun (bridesman, godfather). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | شاهد العريس, شبين العريس, شبين. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | шафер (bridesman, groomsman, usher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 儐 (entertain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | družba (bridesman, friendship, groomsman), ženichùv svìdek. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | sulhaspoika (groomsman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | meilleur homme, garçon d'honneur (better to hear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κουμπάροσ (groomsman, piggybank), παράνυμφοσ (bridesmaid, maid of honor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שושבין "חתן (groomsman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tanú esküvõn, násznagy (groomsman), esküvõi tanú. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | compare di anello. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | dooinney moyllee (go-between, matchmaker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | estbay anmay padrinho de casamento. (various references) шафер (bridesman, groomsman). (various references) kum (bridesman, first man, godfather). (various references) testigo del novio, padrino de boda. (various references) marskalk (Marshal). (various references) sağdıç (groomsman). (various references) người phù rể (bridesman). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Judges Chapter 14, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai sunwkhsen h gunh samywn tw numfagwgw autou oV hn etairoV autou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Uxor autem eius accepit maritum unum de amicis eius et pronubis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Forsothe the wijf of hym took an housboond, oon of hir freendis and wowers. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But Samson's wife was given to the friend who had been his best man. |
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| Language | Judges Chapter 14, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | Apan ang asawa ni Samson gihatag ngadto sa iyang kauban, nga iyang giila nga higala. |
| Chinese | 參 孫 的 妻 便 歸 了 參 孫 的 陪 伴 、 就 是 作 過 他 朋 友 的 。 |
| Croatian | A Samsonovu ženu dadoše drugu koji mu bijaše svadbeni pratilac. |
| Danish | Men Samsons Hustru blev givet til den Brudesvend, som havde været hans Brudefører. |
| Dutch | En de huisvrouw van Simson werd zijns metgezels, die hem vergezelschapt had. |
| Finnish | Mutta Simsonin vaimo joutui sille sulhaspojista, joka oli ollut yljän ystävänä. |
| French | Sa femme fut donnée l`un de ses compagnons, avec lequel il était lié. |
| German | Aber Simsons Weib ward einem seiner Gesellen gegeben, der ihm zugehörte. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè sa a, moun yo rele yonn nan moun ki te avèk Samson yo, sa ki te pi bon zanmi l' lan, yo ba li madan Samson pou madanm li. |
| Hungarian | A Sámson felesége pedig férjhez ment az õ egyik társához, a kit társaságába vett vala. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu ayah mertuanya memberikan istri Simson itu kepada orang yang menjadi pengiring Simson pada waktu pernikahannya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hata, maka bini Simsonpun diberikan kepada seorang dari pada segala kawan mempelai yang telah menyertai akan dia. |
| Italian | e la moglie di Sansone fu data al compagno che gli aveva fatto da amico di nozze. |
| Maori | Heoi hoatu ana ta Hamahona wahine ki tona hoa i waiho hei hoa mona. |
| Norwegian | Men Samsons hustru blev gitt til den av hans brudesvenner som han hadde valgt sig til følgesvenn. |
| Portuguese | E a mulher de Sansão foi dada ao seu companheiro, que lhe servira de paraninfo.: |
| Rumanian | Nevastq-sa a fost datq unuia din tovarqwii lui, cu care era prieten el. |
| Russian | б ЦЕОБ уБНУПОПЧБ ЧЩЫМБ ЪБ 'ТБЮОПЗП "ТХЗБ ЕЗП, ЛПФПТЩК 'ЩМ ТЙ ОЕН "ТХЗПН. |
| Swedish | Då blev Simsons hustru given åt den av hans bröllopssvenner, som han hade haft till sin särskilda följesven. |
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Misspellings | |
"Best Man" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bestman. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: batsmen. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-m-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: absent, aments, batmen, mantes, stamen. | |
-2 letters: abets, amens, ament, antes, banes, baste, bates, beams, beans, beast, beats, bemas, bents, betas, etnas, mabes, manes, manse, mates, means, meant, meats, mensa, menta, nabes, names, nates, neats, nemas, satem, stane, steam, tabes, tames, teams. | |
-3 letters: abet, amen, anes, ante, ants, ates, bams, bane, bans, base, bast. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-m-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: ambients, basement, boatsmen. | |
+2 letters: abasement, abashment, abetments, abutments, bailments, basements, blastment, bunkmates, entamebas, stableman, stablemen, tribesman. | |
+3 letters: abasements, abashments, abatements, abominates, ambushment, bandmaster, banishment, battements, blastments, bombinates, brominates, debarments, debasement, disbarment, embayments, entamoebas, lobsterman, resemblant, submediant. | |
+4 letters: abolishment, abridgments, absenteeism, ambushments, babblements, bafflements, bandmasters, banishments, barnstormed, barnstormer, battlements, debasements, debatements, disablement, disbandment, disbarments, embalmments, embankments, embarkments, enjambments, habiliments, inestimable, inestimably, melanoblast, mountebanks, obtainments, rabblements, subbasement, submediants, subterminal, tambourines, timberlands. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 65 73 74 4D 61 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100101 01110011 01110100 00100000 01001101 01100001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B e s t   M a n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0065 0073 0074 004D 0061 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)367185862476780 |
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