point man

noun

1

: a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol

2

: one who is in the forefront

especially : a principal spokesperson or advocate

the point man for the President's economic policy

Synonyms of point man

• spokesman
• spokesperson

Examples of point man in a Sentence

He's the President's point man on national defense.

the point man for the automaker announced a recall of several models with defective parts

Recent Examples on the Web

The Tommies were 0-for-4 on the power play while working without one of its point men in Nick Williams, who was injured on Friday night. —Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2026

With Finland collapsing down low so much while protecting the net, the Canadians started using their point men more, looking for point shots to get tips or rebounds. —Arpon Basu, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026

This is the first time Ross (and son-in-law Daniel Sillman, the point man on these searches), constructed this football partnership at the top in the proper manner. —Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026

Rubio is now Trump’s main point man in Venezuela, taking the lead in explaining the administration’s arrest of Nicolas Maduro and defending the operation that resulted in Maduro’s capture. —Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for point man

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman
• fishman