front man

[fruhnt-man]

front·man

[fruhnt-man]
noun, plural front·men [-men] .
1.
a performer, as a singer, who leads a musical group.
2.
a person who serves as the nominal head of an organization and who represents it publicly.
Also, especially for 2, front man.


Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; front + man1
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Front man is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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front man
 
n
1.  Gender-neutral form: figurehead a nominal leader of an organization, etc, who lacks real power or authority, esp one who lends respectability to some nefarious activity
2.  the leader or visual focus of a group of musicians, usually the singer

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front man definition


  1. n.
    a respectable and well-known man who represents a less respectable person or organization. : The former advisor now serves as a front man for a large foundation.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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