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单词 point man
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point man

noun

1
: a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol
2
: one who is in the forefront
especially : a principal spokesman or advocate
the point man for the President's economic policy

Synonyms

  • mouth
  • mouthpiece
  • point person
  • prophet
  • speaker
  • spokesman
  • spokesperson
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Example Sentences

He's the President's point man on national defense. the point man for the automaker announced a recall of several models with defective parts
Recent Examples on the Web The election of Biden, who was Obama’s point man for Latin America and had decades of hands-on experience in the region from his time on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, set expectations for a relaunch. Elliot Spagat, Joshua Goodman And Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2022 North Korea might be considering conducting a nuclear test next week to coincide with national celebrations to mark the birthday of its deceased founder, the Biden administration’s point man for Pyongyang warned. Jon Herskovitz, Bloomberg.com, 7 Apr. 2022 Hunter introduced the then-vice president to Jonathan Li, the point man on the China side of what would become Bohai Harvest RST. The Editors, National Review, 18 July 2022 Weisengoff served as point man for the Mandel forces in restoring favorable amendments to a 1972 racetrack bill that illegally enriched Mandel’s close friends, according to news accounts of his role. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2022 Among the board members removed were Kashyap Patel, Trump's former point man in the White House; Scott Glabe, a former assistant to Trump who was counsel for the media company; and Donald Trump, Jr. Chris Anderson, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Tyler Gibbons, the club’s vice president of marketing and game production, was the point man and worked with Art Director David Dryden to get the ball rolling. Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 July 2022 The election of Biden, who was Obama's point man for Latin America and had decades of hands-on experience in the region from his time on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, set expectations for a relaunch. Elliot Spagat, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022 As the White House’s point man in the investigation, Dean received regular updates early on from Henry E. Petersen, who was leading the investigation for the Justice Department, and acting FBI director and Nixon loyalist L. Patrick Gray III. Washington Post, 13 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1

point man

noun

as in spokesman
a person who speaks for another or for a group the point man for the automaker announced a recall of several models with defective parts

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • spokesman
  • spokesperson
  • point person
  • mouthpiece
  • prophet
  • speaker
  • ambassador
  • mouth
  • promoter
  • front
  • spokeswoman
  • representative
  • communicator
  • delegate
  • talker
  • sayer
  • shill
  • envoy
  • agent
  • emissary
  • spokesmodel
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