frontman
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 .
Words Nearby frontman
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How to use frontman in a sentence
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.
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And let us not forget the long-awaited memoirs of ex-Smiths frontman Morrissey.
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British Dictionary definitions for front man
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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