front man

See also: frontman

English

Alternative forms

frontman

Noun

front man (plural front men)

A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
(soccer) striker, attacker, forward.
(music) The lead singer in a musical group.
Pete Doherty is the front man of the Libertines.

Translations

public face

Finnish: keulakuva (fi)
French: prête-nom (fr) m, homme de paille (fr) m
German: Strohmann (de) m, Strohfrau f
Italian: uomo di paglia m, fantoccio (it) m, prestanome (it) m

Portuguese: testa de ferro (pt) m, f
Russian: подставно́е лицо́ m (podstavnóje licó), номина́льный глава́ m (nominálʹnyj glavá), зиц-председа́тель m (zic-predsedátelʹ)
Spanish: testaferro (es) m, f

football: striker, attacker, forward

Finnish: hyökkääjä (fi)

Russian: напада́ющий (ru) m (napadájuščij), фо́рвард (ru) m (fórvard)

music: lead singer

Finnish: solisti (fi)

Russian: вокали́ст (ru) m (vokalíst), соли́ст (ru) m (solíst), фронтме́н (ru) m (frontmɛ́n), певе́ц (ru) m (pevéc)

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