pivotman
nounUK /ˈpɪvətman/
Etymology From pivot + man.
1
Government, Military, Politics, War A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels.
2
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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.2008 March 9, Oscar Robertson, “When the Big O First Played the Garden: 56 in ’58”, in New York Times:
3
Figuratively 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.2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties, Twelve Books: