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point persons

point persons is the plural of point person.

Meaning of point person

Noun

point person (plural point persons or point people)

  1. The person in the most prominent position on something, such as a spokesperson or manager.
    • Unfortunately, not every bride-to-be can afford to hire a wedding planner to help her prepare for her big day. Rather than trying to oversee the events of the day yourself, why not assign someone the duty of acting as your point person? A point person is someone who will be responsible for making...2013, Camille Zarrelli, Top Ten Things: Every Bride Should Do When Planning Her Wedding, →ISBN
  2. One who goes ahead of a group in order to indicate the direction in which it should move.
    • Once he is sure the point person is on the bearing the reference person can move up to the position of the point person and the point person can continue on the bearing.1997, Glen Stedham, Bush Basics: A Common Sense Guide to Backwoods Adventure, →ISBN

Questions about point persons

What is point persons the plural of?
Point persons is the plural of point person.

Words near point persons in the dictionary

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  10. point pressers
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