point man

noun

: a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol

: one who is in the forefront

especially : a principal spokesman or advocate

the point man for the President's economic policy

Examples of point man in a Sentence

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

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Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who served as the then-president’s point man for the Middle East, voiced some ideas. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024 Look at the block here by Josh Reynolds, or the effort that 180-pound Kalif Raymond gives as the point man on this play. —

Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 28 May 2024 Angelos was Schaefer’s point man, for example, in the fight to get an NFL team back in Baltimore during some of the drought years after the Colts slipped away in the dead of night in 1984 and before the Browns were lured to town to become the Ravens in 1996. —

Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024 First base coach Bo Porter, the Angels’ point man for baserunning instruction, said their issues are related to the fact that the Angels are pouring a lot of new information on players about how and when to steal. —

Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for point man