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pivot man

pivot man is the alternative form of pivotman.

Meaning of pivotman

Noun

pivotman (plural pivotmen)

  1. A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels.
  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.2008 March 9, Oscar Robertson, “When the Big O First Played the Garden: 56 in ’58”, in New York Times
  3. (figuratively) A central or key person; someone around whom a particular project etc. rotates.
    • George Stephanopoulos was the campaign's floppy-banged pivot man for communications.2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties, Twelve Books

Forms of pivot man

pluralpivot men

Questions about pivot man

What is pivot man the alternative form of?
Pivot man is the alternative form of pivotman.

Words near pivot man in the dictionary

  1. pivot bridge
  2. pivot bridges
  3. pivot gearing
  4. pivot gun
  5. pivot guns
  6. pivot man
  7. pivot operation
  8. pivot operations
  9. pivot point
  10. pivot points
  11. pivot table

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