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Meaning of pivotman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈpɪvətman/

Definitions

  1. A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels.
  2. A player in a central position.
  3. A central or key person; someone around whom a particular project etc. rotates.
    figuratively

Examples

“An injury had sidelined our 6-10 senior pivotman, Connie Dierking, so we were still adjusting at both ends of the court.”
“George Stephanopoulos was the campaign's floppy-banged pivot man for communications.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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