BEST MAN
(also see WEDDING)
NOUNS, PERSON
1600 ► PARANYMPH in Greek Antiquity, the ‘friend of the bridegroom’ who accompanied the latter when he went to fetch home the bride; also, the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom; hence, a modern best man, a groomsman, or a bridesmaid
1966 ► FIRST MAN the best man at a wedding → Amer. dial.
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