front man

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front man

noun front men

A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group. Near-synonyms: frontperson, front
Similar: frontperson, front
A striker.
Similar: forward, attacker
The lead singer in a musical group. Near-synonym: frontperson
Similar: frontperson

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noun public face

Español	testaferro, testaférrea, cabeza de fierro
Português	testa de ferro
Français	prête-nom, homme de paille
Deutsch	Strohmann, Strohfrau
Italiano	uomo di paglia, fantoccio, prestanome
Русский	подставно́е лицо́ podstavnóje licó, номина́льный глава́ nominálʹnyj glavá, зиц-председа́тель zic-predsedátelʹ

noun football: striker, attacker, forward

Русский	напада́ющий napadájuščij, фо́рвард fórvard

noun music: lead singer

Deutsch	Frontmann, Frontfrau
Русский	вокали́ст vokalíst, соли́ст solíst, фронтме́н frontmɛ́n, певе́ц pevéc

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@misc{front_man_2026,
  title = {front man},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/front%20man},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}