Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontperson

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: front-per-son
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lead singer of a band.

noun

The person acting as the public face of a covert group.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: frontman, front man, frontwoman"
"It's rock and roll, a frenetic chock-a-block pulse dressed up in fuzzy guitar, all of which functions as a perfect setting in which Fetchin Bones' frontperson and secret weapon, Hope Nicholls, can gyrate and snarl in a manner that suggests a cross between Patti Smith and Janis Joplin."
"Near-synonyms: frontman, front man, front"

Etymology

From front + person.

Inflected Forms

frontpeople (plural)

Synonyms

frontman front man frontwoman front

Questions

What does frontperson mean?: The lead singer of a band.
Where does frontperson come from?: From front + person.

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