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frontman

[ fruhnt-man ]

noun

, plural front·men [fruhnt, -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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of frontman1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; front + man
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Example Sentences

Were there parts of being a frontman before that were particularly dysphoria-inducing?

Even Slayer frontman Tom Araya announced in 2010 he was retiring his signature helicopter and figure-eight style thrashing.

The sultry chanteuse enraged the daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain with comments she made about wanting to die young.

Kyle Henderson, 24, frontman for Desert Noises, quit his job and “went for it” with his bandmates.

And let us not forget the long-awaited memoirs of ex-Smiths frontman Morrissey.

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