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point man

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈpoint man noun American English  1 [singular] someone with a very important job or a lot of responsibility for a particular subject in a company or organization 〔公司或组织中〕担任重要工作的人point man on the administration’s point man on health care 政府在医疗保健领域的特派员2. [countable]PMA a soldier who goes ahead of a group to see if there is any danger 尖兵,先头侦察兵
Examples from the Corpus
point manHis point man was his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger.Well, we went about 100 yards or so, and the point man from the other squad hit a booby trap.Brown was the point man for Clinton's technology policies.The point man had stepped on an antitank mine.
ˈpoint man nounChineseSyllable
with very a or Corpus someone important job


point man
ˈpoint man noun American English
1. [singular] someone with a very important job or a lot of responsibility for a particular subject in a company or organization
    point man on
    the administration’s point man on health care
2. [countable] a soldier who goes ahead of a group to see if there is any danger


point manBrE /ˈpɔɪnt mæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɔɪnt mæn/ 🔊 nouna soldier who goes in front of the others to look for danger 尖兵;先遣兵(figurative, NAmE) the President's point man on education (= the person who is responsible for it) 总统在教育方面的特派员