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man of the match

man of the match noun: the best player in a match.

Noun

man of the match (plural men of the match)

  1. The best player in a match.
    • Hodgson then removed man of the match Wayne Rooney, who had earlier seen a shot pushed superbly on to the post by Akinfeev, and replaced him with Jack Wilshere to preserve England's advantage.2016 June 11, Phil McNulty, “England 1-1 Russia”, in BBC Sport
  2. A player chosen as having made the most outstanding achievement during a match, and awarded a small prize.

Forms of man of the match

pluralmen of the match

Questions about man of the match

What does man of the match mean?
Man of the match means the best player in a match.
What part of speech is man of the match?
Man of the match is a noun.
What is the plural of man of the match?
The plural of man of the match is men of the match.

Words near man of the match in the dictionary

  1. man of the cloth
  2. man of the earth
  3. man of the frock
  4. man of the hour
  5. man of the house
  6. man of the match
  7. man of the moment
  8. man of the people
  9. man of the world
  10. man of war
  11. man on

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