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

The Verve front man delivers a bluesy and raw new solo album on the heels of opening for Oasis’s massive reunion tour. —Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025

Around the same time that Friedland gained national attention—in 2023, after the 1975 front man, Matty Healy, went on the show and laughed at racist jokes about the rapper Ice Spice—a change started to occur. —Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025

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

Sitting in a dressing room with Michael McKean and Christopher Guest, already in costume as Spinal Tap’s front men. —Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 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