frontman
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- noun
- /ˈfrʌntˌmæn/
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- Sitting with Eddie Japan frontman David Santos, there is suspicion he might be a spy.
- acted as a frontman
Examples
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A dishwater president serving as frontman for the most dangerous and most conservative politician to get anywhere near the White House in all their years of trying since Goldwater is what they see, rather than just fronting for a conservative Senate and House.
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Actually, their frontman, Vivek Wadhwa, known in some circles as 'Fraudwa,' has been pushing this agenda for a while.
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William Shakespeare agrees to be the frontman for these works.
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He is the frontman for whoever really rules.
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The embattled frontman has had notable squabbles with fighters in his own organization.
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A US criminal inquiry against WikiLeaks frontman has reached an "unprecedented" size and scale, Julian Assange's lawyer told RT.
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In the shady real estate deal, he served as the frontman to hide the true investors.
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The politician acted as the frontman for the corporate interests pulling the strings behind the scenes.
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During the investigation, it was revealed that the former executive was merely the frontman for a money-laundering operation.
Synonyms
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A person with a title but no real power who acts as a front
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A man who acts as the public leader while others secretly control things
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A person used as a front to hide the real owners of something
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frontman comes from front and man, meaning a 'person at the front'. A helpful image is someone put at the front as a 'cover' for people behind them, which is why a frontman can be a person who hides the real leaders.