as in spokesman
a person who speaks for another or for a group
the point man for the automaker announced a recall of several models with defective parts
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Recent Examples of point man
At Netflix, Chief Financial Officer Spencer Neumann served as the point man while corporate development head Devorah Bertucci organized people day-to-day.
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Michelle F. Davis, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors allege Davis acted as the point man in the murder.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Lavrov was Russia’s point man for making that happen, but after a phone call between Lavrov and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the summit was put on ice.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar is the point man.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
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Michelle F. Davis, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors allege Davis acted as the point man in the murder.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Lavrov was Russia’s point man for making that happen, but after a phone call between Lavrov and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the summit was put on ice.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar is the point man.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for point man
Noun
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Sterling, the city spokesman, declined to describe the specific reasons those arrested came under suspicion and did not address why 8 out of 9 of them were Black.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Earlier in the day, Sri Lankan Navy spokesman Budhika Sampath said rescue teams initially spotted oil patches and life rafts on the surface but could not immediately locate the vessel.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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An OpenAI spokesperson pointed CNN to Altman’s public statements.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Shabir Mir, a Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesperson, said Monday the situation was under control and that the curfew would remain in place until Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Point man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/point%20man. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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