point man (English, noun)
expansion: point man (plural point men)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: In combat, the soldier who takes point; the soldier who assumes the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation; the lead soldier/unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.
glosses: A most trusted assistant or associate; the person upon whom one would most rely.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
Forms:
form: point men
tags: plural