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frontman

UK/ˈfɹʌnt.mæn/

frontman is the alternative spelling of front man.

Meaning of front man

Noun

front man (plural front men)

  1. A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
    • Near-synonyms: frontperson, front
    Synonyms:
    frontperson, front
  2. A striker.
    Synonyms:
    forward, attacker
  3. The lead singer in a musical group.
    • Near-synonym: frontperson
    Synonyms:
    frontperson

Forms of frontman

pluralfrontmen

Origin of frontman

From front + man.

Words that rhyme with frontman

Questions about frontman

What is frontman the alternative spelling of?
Frontman is the alternative spelling of front man.
How do you pronounce frontman?
Frontman is pronounced /ˈfɹʌnt.mæn/ (UK).

Words near frontman in the dictionary

  1. frontloader
  2. frontloaders
  3. frontloading
  4. frontloads
  5. frontly
  6. frontman
  7. frontmatter
  8. frontmen
  9. frontmost
  10. frontness
  11. fronto-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: frontman (page history and authors); front man (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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