pivot man—(Basketball) a player guarding second base:
- The pivot man is facing mid-court, back to the basket, and with feet spread for good balance. He must be extremely protective of the ball.
pivotal man—
1. a prominent person; a key figure:
- He was the pivotal man in my life who taught me the value of hard work, social consciousness and the concept of fairy tale versus reality.
2. (UK hist.) a man considered to have an important role in the re-establishment of industry after the war of 1914–1918:
- She found Blinkhorn in France and managed to have him demobilized as a pivotal man.