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frontman

12 4.1
A singer who leads a band and acts as its public face
  • noun
  • /ˈfrʌntˌmæn/
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  • As the frontman for his rock band, he takes on the role of engaging the audience with his charismatic stage presence.
  • band frontman
  • former frontman
  • charismatic frontman

Examples

  • In response, frontman Matt Berninger posted the following comment on the video's YouTube page:

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  • The other song was "Misfits and Lovers," which the frontman wrote while walking to and from the studio.

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  • If the Twisted Sister frontman can embrace these guys, well, then we all can.

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  • And Michael Sweet, STRYPER frontman, and I have become really, really good friends.

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  • Here is a Q&A with frontman Nick Gray regarding the album.

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  • Besides his solo output, Craig is also known as the frontman of the immortal Hold Steady.

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  • Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler opened the show with an impressive set of his own.

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  • The Reno Gazette-Journal notes that Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has been making NBC his personal network.

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  • Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta comments, "I'm pumped for everyone to check out our new song."

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  • Plus there's a reason everyone from Kurt Cobain to Thom Yorke looked up to frontman Michael Stipe.

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Synonyms

singer
vsfrontman
787 1.0

A person who uses their voice to make music, often on stage

is the lead performer who also acts as the group's public face
vocalist
vsfrontman
37 3.0

A person who sings, often in a band or group

is mainly the main singer and public representative of the group
bandleader
vsfrontman
9 3.4

A person who leads a music group like a dance band or orchestra

is more the public lead singer and face rather than musical conductor
frontwoman
vsfrontman
1 5.6

A woman who sings lead and is the public face of a band

is the same role but used for a man or gender neutral term

Antonyms

backup
89 3.1

A musical part that supports the main singers or instruments

How Prominent

to star
292 3.2
frontman
12 4.1
bandmate
11 3.1
backup
89 3.1

Surface Forms

frontman singular
frontmen plural

Morphology

frontman = front + man (transparent) = front + man

Clearly denotes the person at the front or public face of a band, directly derivable from 'front' + 'man'.

Etymology

Frontman comes from front and man, meaning 'person at the front'. Like the singer who stands at the front of the stage and is the face of the band, a frontman is the group's main singer and leader.