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frontman

American  
[fruhnt-man] / ˈfrʌntˌmæn /
Also front man

noun

frontmen plural
  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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Etymology

Origin of frontman

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

Example Sentences

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"I can do the frontman thing, but I love being part of a community."

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

I remember when you guys had your first show together, a surprise gig a couple years ago as part of a benefit show for the Bad Brains frontman H.R.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger expressed his surprise that Trump “used it on everything,” from “every rally through the election campaign.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The brutal homicide of America’s longest-running television newsmagazine was reported last week by its immaculately coiffed and richly compensated frontman Scott Pelley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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 Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)

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