Pivotman

//ˈpɪvətman// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels.
  2. 2
    A player in a central position.

    "An injury had sidelined our 6-10 senior pivotman, Connie Dierking, so we were still adjusting at both ends of the court."

  3. 3
    A central or key person; someone around whom a particular project etc. rotates. figuratively

    "George Stephanopoulos was the campaign's floppy-banged pivot man for communications."

Example

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"An injury had sidelined our 6-10 senior pivotman, Connie Dierking, so we were still adjusting at both ends of the court."

Etymology

From pivot + man.

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