frontman
a performer, as a singer, who leads a musical group.
a person who serves as the nominal head of an organization and who represents it publicly.
Origin of frontman
1- Also especially for 2, front man .
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How to use frontman in a sentence
And, as the enigmatic front man to an avant garde indie rock group, he is droll, perceptive, and splendidly weird.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’ | Marlow Stern | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTEven Mr. 9/11, Rudy Giuliani, now a corporate front man, made that point on CNBC.
The United States Needs Corporate 'Loyalty Oaths' | Jonathan Alter | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIs the former White Stripes front man the last of a dying breed?
Off the job, Aldridge is happily married to Kings of Leon front man Caleb Followill.
Meet the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Girls | Amy Zimmerman | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the question is: how much top-flight talent can they recruit if Greenwald remains the organization's apparent front man?
They were weary, ragged, lean—seven very tatter-demalions—and the front man led them, tapping the ground with a long stick.
King--of the Khyber Rifles | Talbot MundyHis hands caught the man behind, lifted across a hip, and heaved, just before the front man reached him.
Police Your Planet | Lester del ReyThe front man jumped one way and the woman jumped the same way so he couldn't get by.
At the Little Brown House | Ruth Alberta BrownWhen the last, or front man on each team is able to whistle after devouring his crackers, the race ends.
School, Church, and Home Games | George O. DraperSuddenly the front man slipped and the prop fell down in the mud and splashed the thin man from head to foot.
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories | Various
British Dictionary definitions for front man
a nominal leader of an organization, etc, who lacks real power or authority, esp one who lends respectability to some nefarious activity: Gender-neutral form: figurehead
the leader or visual focus of a group of musicians, usually the singer
- Also called: front person
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