frontman

Also front man

[fruhnt-man]

noun

plural

frontmen 

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of frontman¹

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

Example Sentences

"The only thing that was terribly frustrating for me, I had to sit there instead of running across the stage," the former Black Sabbath frontman said.

From BBC

As frontman of Black Sabbath, the Birmingham-born musician is credited as one of the founding fathers of heavy metal, thanks to songs like Iron Man and Paranoid.

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This year saw the prime minister sharpening his argument against Nigel Farage and - by extension - against those within his own party, from the cabinet down, who fret he's not the best frontman for the fight that beckons with Reform UK.

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Nottingham Forest frontman Igor Jesus, 24, is another who is relying on taking the Premier League by storm to earn a Brazil spot.

From BBC

The former Black Sabbath frontman was diagnosed with the degenerative neurological condition in 2019, and died in July, weeks after a farewell gig at Aston Villa.

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