pivotman
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pivotman
- /ˈpɪvətman/ UK
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From pivot + man.
noun pivotmen · pivot man
- A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels.
- 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.
- 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.
Talk about this word "pivotman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pivotman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pivotman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pivotman "pivotman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pivotman.
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@misc{pivotman_2026,
title = {pivotman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pivotman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
