frontman
[ fruhnt-man ]
noun,plural front·men [fruhnt-men]. /ˈfrʌntˌmɛn/.
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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British Dictionary definitions for front man
front man
nouninformal
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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