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
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Durfee athletic director Brad Bustin was appointed as the point man for the South in terms of non-playoff contests.
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Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2024
Rodriguez was the point man for the deal with Apollo, and a source involved in discussions indicated that Rodriguez pushed for the agreement to come to a vote at the owners meeting on Friday.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Last October, just after the war began, Netanyahu took on Feldstein as his point man for military correspondents.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Perhaps McAvoy is not a first-unit power-play point man.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2024
Rodriguez was the point man for the deal with Apollo, and a source involved in discussions indicated that Rodriguez pushed for the agreement to come to a vote at the owners meeting on Friday.
—Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Last October, just after the war began, Netanyahu took on Feldstein as his point man for military correspondents.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Perhaps McAvoy is not a first-unit power-play point man.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Point man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20man. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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