Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

front man

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
fron-t -man
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.

noun

A striker.

noun

The lead singer in a musical group.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

front men (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

frontman frontwoman

Synonyms

frontperson front forward attacker straw man strawman

Questions

What does front man mean?
A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.

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