front man

noun

1
: a person serving as a front or figurehead
2
: the lead performer in a musical group

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Zac Brown is the leading front man of Zac Brown Band, a multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning Southern rock group. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 There was the odd moment of promise involving Wrexham’s front men. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 In 2005, Kate Moss, then-girlfriend of The Libertines front man Pete Doherty, led the charge in making the trend mainstream with an ivory version worn to the Glastonbury music festival. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025 Both are charismatic front men with a flair for over-the-top theatricality (although no one is more theatrical than Cooper). George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for front man

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of front man was in 1928

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“Front man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20man. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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