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frontman

frontman

9 4.1
A singer who leads a band and acts as its public face
  • noun
  • /ˈfrʌntˌmæn/
: cantante principal
  • 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
732 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
8 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
34 3.1

A musical part that supports the main singers or instruments

How Prominent

to star
412 3.2
frontman
9 4.1
bandmate
7 3.1
backup
34 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.