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frontperson en · NOUN

Etymology

From front + person.

Meanings

1. The lead singer of a band.
   • 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. 1988 March 4, Renaldo Migaldi, “Fetchin Bones”, in Chicago Reader:
   • Near-synonyms: frontman, front man, frontwoman
2. The person acting as the public face of a covert group.
   • Near-synonyms: frontman, front man, front

Forms

Synonyms

front man · frontwoman · front man · front · frontman · frontman

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