front man
noun
1
: a person serving as a front or figurehead
2
: the lead performer in a musical group
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Poker Face’s first-season guest stars vamped it up, too; think of the Mountain Goats front man John Darnielle, longtime friend of series creator Rian Johnson, making his acting debut as a thieving metal guitarist.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Ex-Laker Stan Love, dad of Kevin Love and brother of Beach Boys front man Mike Love, has died at 76.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Arsenal lack a killer striker, a lesson they were taught by Newcastle United and their front man Alexander Isak in the Carabao Cup semi-finals earlier this season.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 May 2025
The 46-year-old front man revealed the diagnosis in a video posted to social media on Wednesday, telling fans that the cancer had metastasized to his lungs.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Ex-Laker Stan Love, dad of Kevin Love and brother of Beach Boys front man Mike Love, has died at 76.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Arsenal lack a killer striker, a lesson they were taught by Newcastle United and their front man Alexander Isak in the Carabao Cup semi-finals earlier this season.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 May 2025
The 46-year-old front man revealed the diagnosis in a video posted to social media on Wednesday, telling fans that the cancer had metastasized to his lungs.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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“Front man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20man. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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