front man

noun

1

: a person serving as a front or figurehead

2

: the lead performer in a musical group

Examples of front man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Filming Negro Problem front man Stew’s Tony-winning rock musical near the end of its Broadway run, Lee lets the autobiographical story of a young artist’s (Daniel Breaker) journey from South Central to Europe do all the heavy lifting. —Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025

At Brooklyn Steel: the avant-pop icons Stereolab (Oct. 1-2), the Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy (Oct. 22), the electronic duo Autechre (Oct. 25), and the alt-rock band Wednesday (Nov. 11-12). —Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025

Quantum Leap vet and NCIS: New Orleans front man Scott Bakula was also on hand, and can be heard giving a speech about the man of the hour in one of Bell’s videos. —Claire Franken, TVLine, 10 Aug. 2025

Rob Thomas has been the front man for Matchbox Twenty for 30 years. —Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 25 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for front man

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman
• fishman