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advance man

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[ad-vans-man, ‐vahns‐] /ædˈvænsˌmæn, ‐ˈvɑns‐/
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noun
1.
advance (def 27b).
Origin of advance man
1925-1930
First recorded in 1925-30
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  • Improved tools, and more cheaply produced, could not fail to advance man very materially in culture.

    The Prehistoric World E. A. Allen
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advance man

noun
1.
(US) an agent of a political candidate or other public figure who travels in advance of the candidate to organize publicity, arrange meetings, and make security checks
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