Also means
best man
Usage Note
Témoin can refer to a witness in a legal or everyday sense, and also to the best man (or witness) at a wedding (le témoin de mariage). In a relay race, the témoin is the baton. The verb témoigner means 'to testify' or 'to bear witness'. The final -n is nasal and the word ends without a sounded consonant.
Examples
"Le témoin a tout vu de sa fenêtre."
Natural Translation
The witness saw everything from his window.

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