n.
The person who is the most ardent champion of a new or different way of doing things; also: chief table-pounder.
Example Citation:
"But it wasn't until 1999, when Glocer was overseeing Reuters' information division and its North and South American operations, that he began proselytizing for a complete overhaul of the Reuters system. It was the height of Internet fever, and Reuters, like just about every company in the world, knew it needed to come up with a plan for dealing with the Web. Glocer was the chief table pounder."
—Katrina Brooker, "London Calling," Fortune, April 2, 2001
—Katrina Brooker, "London Calling," Fortune, April 2, 2001
Notes:
While researching today's fun phrase, I kept thinking to myself that this had to be an old term because it just sounded so familiar. But try as I might, I couldn't find anything older than the following citation from TheStreet.com:
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