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Definition 2024

front_man

front man

See also: frontman

English

Alternative forms

frontman

Noun

front man ‎(plural front men)

A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
(soccer) striker, attacker, forward
(music) The lead singer in a musical group
Pete Doherty is the front man of the Libertines.‎

Translations

public face

Finnish: keulakuva (fi)
Italian: uomo di paglia m, fantoccio (it) m, prestanome (it) m
Russian: подставно́е лицо́ m ‎(podstavnóje licó), номина́льный глава́ m ‎(nominálʹnyj glavá), зиц-председа́тель m ‎(zic-predsedátelʹ)

football: striker, attacker, forward

Finnish: hyökkääjä (fi)

Russian: напада́ющий (ru) m ‎(napadájuščij), фо́рвард (ru) m ‎(fórvard)

music: lead singer

Finnish: solisti (fi)
Russian: вокали́ст (ru) m ‎(vokalíst), соли́ст (ru) m ‎(solíst), фронтме́н (ru) m ‎(frontmɛ́n), певе́ц (ru) m ‎(pevéc)