point man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [point man]
- /pɔɪnt mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [point man]
- /pɔɪnt mæn/

Definitions of point man words

noun point man the lead soldier of an infantry patrol on combat operations. 1
noun point man a person who serves in the forefront, as of an economic or political issue. 1
countable noun point man The point man for a particular activity or on a particular issue is in a leading or important position. 0
noun point man a soldier who walks at the front of an infantry patrol in combat 0
noun point man the leader or spokesperson of a campaign or organization 0
noun point man the soldier in the front position in a patrol 0

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Origin of point man

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Point man

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Point man

point man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

point man usage trend in Literature

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