glue guy
n.— «We had a lot of guys in that locker room who were what I like to call “glue guys” and not only was Jeremy a very good player but he was also a “glue guy” and very important to us.…He was one of the guys who held it all together. We only had nine seniors. We were very young. When we had our very first meeting, I got together with those nine seniors and told them that we were going to be fine. We were fine, thanks to those seniors and Jeremy was a big part of it.» —“Can’t keep the Valley out of Keeler” by Keith Groller The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Mar. 9, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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