point man

—n
1.	military a soldier who walks at the front of an infantry patrol in combat
2.	the leader or spokesperson of a campaign or organization

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point man

"one who leads a military patrol in formation in a jungle, etc.," 1944, from point (n.) in military sense of "small leading party of an advance guard" (1589).

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point man definition

n.
a ballplayer who habitually scores points. : Fred is supposed to be point man for our team, but tonight he is not doing so well.
n.
anyone whose job it is to score successes against the opposition. : The president expects the secretary of defense to be point man for this new legislation.

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