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FRONT MAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does front man mean?
• FRONT MAN (noun)
The noun FRONT MAN has 1 sense:
1. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
Familiarity information: FRONT MAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person used as a cover for some questionable activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
figurehead; front; front man; nominal head; straw man; strawman
Hypernyms ("front man" is a kind of...):
beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)
Context examples
The front man turned his head until his eyes met the eyes of the man behind.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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