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frontman

[ fruhnt-man ]

noun

plural frontmen
  1. a performer, as a singer, who leads a musical group.
  2. a person who serves as the nominal head of an organization and who represents it publicly.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of frontman1

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; front + man
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Example Sentences

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Ahead of a gig at Stagecoach, the former Van Halen frontman tells the stories behind six of his songs.

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Andrew Durand, who plays Elmer, has just the right bad-boy frontman vibe.

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In the lawsuit, McKillen, who reportedly co-owns a whiskey distillery with U2 frontman Bono, said he and his team “undertook a massive redevelopment effort” on the Beverly Hills hotel — where rooms go for more than $1,000 a night — over a two-year period, but were not paid millions of dollars allegedly owed for the work done.

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David Thomas, the live-wire frontman for experimental rockers Pere Ubu, has died.

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Osbourne is the wife of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, and a former judge of TV talent shows The X-Factor and America's Got Talent.

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