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frontperson

frontperson noun: the lead singer of a band.

Noun

frontperson (plural frontpeople)

  1. The lead singer of a band.
    • Near-synonyms: frontman, front man, frontwoman
    • 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
  2. The person acting as the public face of a covert group.
    • Near-synonyms: frontman, front man, front

Synonyms of frontperson

Forms of frontperson

pluralfrontpeople

Origin of frontperson

From front + person.

Questions about frontperson

What does frontperson mean?
Frontperson means the lead singer of a band.
What part of speech is frontperson?
Frontperson is a noun.
What is the plural of frontperson?
The plural of frontperson is frontpeople.

Words near frontperson in the dictionary

  1. frontovertex
  2. frontozygomatic
  3. frontpage
  4. frontpages
  5. frontpeople
  6. frontperson
  7. frontroom
  8. frontrun
  9. frontrunner
  10. frontrunner-itis
  11. frontrunneritis

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