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PRONUNCIATION OF MAIN MAN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAIN MAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Main man is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAIN MAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of main man in the English dictionary

The definition of main man in the dictionary is one's best friend. Other definition of main man is a boss or leader.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAIN MAN

main
main beam
main bearing
main clause
main course
main deck
main door
main door flat
main drag
main line
main market
main memory
main office
main plane
main road
main sequence
main store
Main Street
main yard
main-line

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAIN MAN

action man
as one man
be one´s own man
best man
con man
Cro-Magnon man
dustbin man
family man
iron man
make-up man
modern man
muffin man
old man
organization man
Piltdown man
repossession man
Rhodesian man
sanitation man
to a man
young man

Synonyms and antonyms of main man in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «main man» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAIN MAN

Find out the translation of main man to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of main man from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «main man» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

男主
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hombre principal
570 millions of speakers

English

main man
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुख्य आदमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرجل الرئيسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

главный человек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homem principal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´homme principal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hauptmann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メインの男
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주요 남자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Utama wong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đàn ông chính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கிய மனிதன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्य माणूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asıl adam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uomo principale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głównym człowiek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

головна людина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

om principal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κύριος άνθρωπος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

main man
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

viktigaste man
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

viktigste mann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of main man

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAIN MAN»

The term «main man» is regularly used and occupies the 70.637 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAIN MAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «main man» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «main man» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about main man

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAIN MAN»

Discover the use of main man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to main man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mom's Main Man
Two complete novels in one volume include Sandy Steen's Some Kind of Hero, in which Jared Markham, who longs for companionship, places a personal ad and meets Shannon Kramer, a single mother on the run who is in desperate need of a hero, as ...
Sandy Steen, Victoria Pade, 2001
2
The Main Man
An alert -- get ready; the end may be near after all.
Tim C. Leedom, Harry W. Carpenter, Linda Adams, 1999
3
Hot Summer, Cold Murder:
“Hey, man,” Tonysaid, “thisishard for me. Okay, so let's say there's an old junkyard hill man whoisone ofthe assistants. Hehas to it that this business connection with the main man. So the junkyard man sees the shipment gets into town and gets ...
Gaylord Dold, 2014
4
Black Male Fiction and the Legacy of Caliban
But it's your world You the man I pay rent to If I had your hands I'd give 'way both my arms. Cause I could do without them I'm the man but you the main man I read the books you write You set the pace in the race I run Why, you always in good ...
James W. Coleman, 2001
5
Purple Poole
“Whose main man Leon? Mine? His? That woman behind me? Whose, Leon?” “ My main man, that's who. I am my own main man.” “That is right, Leon, and what kind of man is that?” “What you mean, what kind of man is that? That man is me, ...
Samuel Richards, 2008
6
Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of ...
Recording — July 1951 — St. Louis Parker "sitting-in" with Woody Herman's Band You Go To My Head Main Man 617 Main Man 617 Main Man 617 Main Man 617 Main Man 617 Main Man 617 Main Man 617 Main Man 617 Leo The Lion ...
Lawrence O. Koch, 1988
7
Conversation with a Dark Spirit
“I'm still nervous.” “Remember Terry, you said you wanted to meet my main man.” “Yeah, well what has that to do with this?” “Lots.” “Lots? Do you mean your main man, you yourself are involved with the dark night of life.” “Don't be so dramatic.
G. P. Geoghegan, 2008
8
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
200, 1967 main man noun i an important man us, 1977 From circus jargon. • [ LJocated him as the main man, the cock of the walk, the king of this particular little hill[.] — James Hawes, Dead Long Enough, p. 105, 20OO z a pimp, in relation to a ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
9
A Puzzle for Logan Level 3
... anywhere quite like this. The furniture was old and had cigarette burns all over it. The walls were a dark colour; probably once a kind of brown but it was difficult to tell. Coffee cups and cigarette packets lay everywhere. 14 The 'main man'
Richard MacAndrew, 2001
10
Jail Bird - The Life and Crimes of an Essex Bad Girl
And I said to the main man, 'I don't want to know. I don't get involved with puff, and I don't want to do anything with him. I don't mind doing what I'm doing, but I don't want to be involved with him.' 'No,' he'd said, 'fair enough. His stuff and your ...
Tracy Mackness, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAIN MAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term main man is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hull City's Nikica Jelavic can still be our main man, says Steve Bruce …
STEVE Bruce believes Nikica Jelavic can be one of the Championship's leading lights if the centre-forward remains with Hull City this season. «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood discusses his plan for Brad Guzan …
The gaffer admitted that high-earning Shay Given, who ended the season as the main man, was allowed to move on to free up funds. And while ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
3
'The Bachelorette: Men Tell All' Recap — TKTK - Hollywood Life
When Corey chimed in to “defend Ian” and say that he wasn't happy with how Kaitlyn was The Bachelorette, our main man Ben H. jumped in, ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
4
Is this the season we finally see this Arsenal star's full potential …
... Welbeck could successfully fill the void left by Frenchman's absence, and even establish himself as the main man at the Emirates Stadium. «FootballFanCast.com, Jul 15»
5
The Transformation of Santi Cazorla at Arsenal - EPLIndex.com
He had a poor start to the year, but after Mesut Ozil went out through injury, he was allowed to be the main man again. This helped him find ... «English Premier League Index - Opta Stats, Jul 15»
6
Brendan Rodgers' Last Throw of The Dice to Save Liverpool Career …
Hence, Liverpool might be forced to play a 4-3-3 with Benteke as the main man and Sturridge and Coutino on either wings, or else they could ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
7
Mamadou Sakho wants Liverpool exit, Brendan Rodgers must sign …
Rodgers doesn't have a leader at the back, and even though Martin Skrtel is experienced, he is clearly not good enough to be the main man in ... «Soccerlens, Jul 15»
8
Rooney will be the 'main man' - Premier League - IOL
Rooney will be the 'main man'. July 20 2015 at 12:43pm. By Ian Ladyman Comment on this story. iol spt july20 Rooney AP Louis van Gaal has told Wayne ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
9
Report: Van Gaal impressed by Depay's abilities in Man Utd training …
... player in the league – he certainly has proven he has the quality to take over from main man Wayne Rooney when it comes to set-pieces. «Squawka Football News, Jul 15»
10
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney to play striker next season after …
Wayne Rooney has been assured he will be Manchester United's main man up front next season, writes David McDonnell in San Francisco. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

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