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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Recent Examples of point man
The 24-year-old could be the Bruins’ long-term point man on the No. 1 power-play unit.
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Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Hunter Biden had been the point man in the decades-long Biden family business of selling access to his father and his political influence to agents of corrupt and anti-American foreign regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
The Bears made Poles the point man for the coaching search.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Has yet to solve the Bruins’ power-play issues as point man on the first unit.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Hunter Biden had been the point man in the decades-long Biden family business of selling access to his father and his political influence to agents of corrupt and anti-American foreign regimes, including the Chinese Communist Party.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
The Bears made Poles the point man for the coaching search.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Has yet to solve the Bruins’ power-play issues as point man on the first unit.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point man
Noun
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There were 13 crashes and 23 fatalities in 2022, a DOT spokesman has said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Brian Schatz, a spokesman for Queens Defenders, declined to comment on the arrest.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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The high school mechanical project is on track to be nearly finished before school starts, a district spokesperson told The Beacon-News, though additional adjustments could be made through October.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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An Energizer Holdings spokesperson said the company does not comment on active litigation.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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“Point man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20man. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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