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Meaning of front man | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
  2. A striker.
  3. The lead singer in a musical group.

Equivalents

Català testaferro
Deutsch Frontfrau Frontmann Strohfrau Strohmann
Español cabeza de fierro testaférrea testaferro
Suomi etumies hyökkääjä keulahahmo keulakuva keulamies solisti
Français homme de paille prête-nom
Italiano fantoccio prestanome uomo di paglia
Polski frontman
Português testa de ferro
Русский вокалист зиц-председа́тель напада́ющий номинальный глава́ певец подставно́е лицо́ солист форвард фронтмен
ไทย เจว็ด
Українська фронтмен

Examples

“Near-synonyms: frontperson, front”
“Near-synonym: frontperson”
“Pete Doherty is the front man of the Libertines.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

front matter front money front name Front National front nine front of house

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