Noun
the principal groomsman at a wedding
Source: WordNetbest-man
We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate. Kin Hubbard
I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country but I am reminded, in this connection, of a story of an old Dutch farmer who remarked to a companion once that 'it was not best to swap horses while crossing streams.' Abraham Lincoln
The best product should be bought, the best man should be rewarded more. Interfering factors which befuddle this triumph of virtue, justice, truth, and efficiency, etc., should be kept to an absolute minimum or should approach zero as a limit. Abraham Maslow
In the last analysis, even the best man is evil: in the last analysis, even the best woman is bad. Friedrich Nietzsche
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold. Herodotus
I want the President to look across the country and find the best man woman or minority that he can find. Trent Lott