point man

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point man (plural point men)

  1. (military) In combat, the soldier who takes point; the soldier who assumes the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation; the lead soldier/unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.
    • 2013 February 11, Phil Bronstein, “The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden… Is Screwed”, in Esquire Magazine‎:
      The point man is the only one besides the Shooter who could verify the kill shots firsthand, and he did just that to another SEAL I spoke with.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) A most trusted assistant or associate; the person upon whom one would most rely.
    Synonym: right-hand man
    • 2005 March 2, Leslie Feinberg, “Even McCarthy was gay baited”, in Workers World‎:
      McCarthy made a name for himself as a point man for a far right-wing current that attacked the Truman administration for the "loss" of China.

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