advance person

English

Noun

advance person (plural advance persons)

1. Someone who travels to a destination in order to arrange accommodation, meetings, security, etc. for one or more celebrities, politicians, business leaders, or other public figures who will arrive subsequently.
   • 1992 September 27, “The Art Of The Advance”, in Newsweek:

     It was a stretch for even the most resourceful advance person: a 3:30 a.m. airport rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Election Day 1988. The event was part of Michael Dukakis's last campaign trip.

   • 2004 October 7, Susan H. Kahn, “Running on adrenaline and cellphones”, in Cleveland Jewish News, USA, retrieved 7 September 2010:

     What an advance person does, she explains, is find venues for rallies, build the crowd, and create the visuals.

Translations

one who travels in advance of others

• Finnish: matkanjärjestäjä

See also

• advance guard, advance man, advance woman, advance people, emissary, sherpa

References

• “advance person”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.