frontman
Americannoun
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frontmen
plural
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a performer, as a singer, who leads a musical group.
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a person who serves as the nominal head of an organization and who represents it publicly.
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Etymology
Origin of frontman
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A musician with frontman good looks, he’s about to be packaged into a rock star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Kelly’s dad, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, welcomed the television network into his home for an episode of “MTV Cribs,” and audiences were so taken with the family’s quirky dynamic, they wanted more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland will remain on The Voice coaching panel, alongside Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am, who has been on the show since its first series.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In July 1986, the British band played a concert in Budapest, which proved to be the last filmed show with iconic frontman Freddie Mercury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
I'd already given Abie back fifty of the hundred and fifty he'd paid me for the Centaurians' gear, and was starting in on the hundred when Redman walked in flanked by the frontman.
From Noble Redman by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
Both shows have stayed popular even with new frontmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Firstly, centre-forwards want minutes so there were not necessarily a queue of quality frontmen lining up to play a supporting role before Isak stopped training with the group.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
A statue paying tribute to one of rock music's most enduring and flamboyant frontmen is due to be unveiled in his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent this week.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
One of rock’s most charismatic and talented frontmen, Eddie Vedder, often climbed the scaffolding and towering speakers and dove into the crowd, doing whatever it took to grab the audience’s attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025
He mimics a lot of boy band frontmen, namely Harry Styles — but he’s an actor and shaping him into a performer requires a different skillset.
From Salon ● May 22, 2024
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