front woman
- noun
- /frʌnt ˈwʊmən/
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- In their latest campaign, the front woman presented a charming image to distract from the controversies surrounding the organization.
You were the front woman of a beloved franchise.
- You were the front woman of a beloved franchise.
Examples
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You were the front woman of a beloved franchise.
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The front woman handled all the media inquiries while the executives stayed in the background.
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She was hired as the front woman for the company to promote its new product line.
Synonyms
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A person who pretends to run a business to hide illegal activity
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A man who acts as the public leader while others secretly control things
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A woman who sings lead and is the public face of a band
A woman who appears to own something to hide the real owner
A woman whose name is used to hide the true owner of something
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Morphology
The sense 'a woman who serves as the public face or representative' is directly compositional from 'front' (a person serving to conceal real operators) + 'woman' (an adult female). This is a straightforward noun + noun combination following common English compounding/attribution patterns and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The noun front woman comes from the image of a woman standing at the front as the visible face of a group. One popular story says people put someone in front to hide who really ran things, so today it means 'a woman who officially represents an organization while others secretly control it'.