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pivotman

American  
[piv-uht-man] / ˈpɪv ətˌmæn /

noun

Basketball.
  • pivotmen
    plural
  1. a pivot.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of pivotman

First recorded in 1810–15; pivot + man


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The center cannot hold, as someone once said, and they weren’t talking about the Cavs’ notoriously gimpy pivotman Anderson Varejao.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2014

Bird could be the best player in the N.B.A. at the same time that Robert Parish, Boston's 7-ft. pivotman, is the most valuable one on the team, and that is probably the situation right now.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although the Globetrotters put two and sometimes three men on Mikan, they could not stop the big fellow, and loose-jointed "Sweetwater" Clifton, the Trotters' pivotman center, fouled out trying.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 14, Walton had been a 6-1 guard; by 16, he was a 6-10 pivotman.

From Time Magazine Archive

That's why the Houston Rockets' pivotman, Hakeem Olajuwon, got a $55 million, five-year contract extension and another African-born center, Dikembe Mutombo, signed with the Atlanta Hawks for a five-year, $50 million deal.

From Time Magazine Archive

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