Meaning
witness
- best man (at a wedding)
- baton (in a relay race)
In a sentence
Ho parlato con un testimone dell'incidente ieri.
I spoke with a witness to the accident yesterday.
Chi è il tuo testimone di nozze?
Who is your best man at the wedding?
Non c'era nessun testimone in strada.
There was no witness on the street.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| testimone | masculine · singular |
| testimoni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- For legal contexts, testimone is the standard word; spettatore means viewer/onlooker, not someone giving evidence.
- At weddings, testimone means best man or maid/matron of honor; Italian uses the same noun for both genders.
- Plural is testimoni. Don’t confuse it with testimonianza, which means testimony or evidence, not a person.