pivotman

noun
/ˈpɪvətman/UK

Etymology

From pivot + man.

  1. inherited from *mon- — “human being, man
  2. inherited from *mann- — “man
  3. inherited from *mann
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man
  5. inherited from man
  6. compounded as pivotman — “pivot + man

Definitions

  1. A pivot

    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.
  3. A central or key person

    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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA