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front man

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈfront man noun [countable usually singular]  1. REPRESENTa person who speaks for an organization, for example an illegal one, but is not the leader of it 〔非法机构等的〕出面人,代表人,发言人2. (also frontman) the leader, and usually the singer, of a musical group 乐队领衔者
Examples from the Corpus
front manHe was a dynamic band leader and charismatic front man who sang and played saxophone, keyboard and percussion.He was a good front man, but the real work was done by his team of four assistants.Giovanni was alleged to be the front man for a fascist movement.
From Longman Business Dictionaryfront manˈfront man noun (plural front men) [countable]JOB someone who represents an organization to the public, but who does not lead itHe was a good front man, but the real work was done by his team of four assistants.
ˈfront man nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a Business an who person organization, speaks for


front man
ˈfront man noun [countable usually singular]
1. a person who speaks for an organization, for example an illegal one, but is not the leader of it
2. (also frontman) the leader, and usually the singer, of a musical group