main man
noun
1
: best male friend
2
: a man whose character or work is most admired
3
: most significant or important person
also
: chief sense 2
Examples of main man in a Sentence
He's still her main man.
The team has many good players, but he is clearly the main man.
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Andy Green is set to be the Mets’ main man for the remainder of the season, tapped as the interim manager following Friday’s firing of Carlos Mendoza.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Crucially for England, their main man, Harry Kane, got off the mark scoring twice.
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Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Amazon put the four main men — Kalyn, Belmont Cameli, Cipriano and Jalen Thomas Brooks — through a two-week hockey bootcamp.
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Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2026
While the Kings had their main man back in net, Tampa played backup Jonas Johansson, who repelled 17 pucks, a day after Andrei Vasilevskiy beat the Ducks 4-3 in overtime.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Crucially for England, their main man, Harry Kane, got off the mark scoring twice.
—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Amazon put the four main men — Kalyn, Belmont Cameli, Cipriano and Jalen Thomas Brooks — through a two-week hockey bootcamp.
—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2026
While the Kings had their main man back in net, Tampa played backup Jonas Johansson, who repelled 17 pucks, a day after Andrei Vasilevskiy beat the Ducks 4-3 in overtime.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20man. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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