frontman

front·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fruhnt-man]
- /ˈfrʌntˌmæn/
- /ˈfrʌnt.mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fruhnt-man]
- /ˈfrʌntˌmæn/

Definitions of frontman word

noun plural frontman a performer, as a singer, who leads a musical group. 1
noun plural frontman a person who serves as the nominal head of an organization and who represents it publicly. 1
noun frontman A person who leads or represents a group or organization, in particular. 1
noun frontman the most prominent or visible member of a group of musicians, as a lead singer 0
noun frontman a person who lends his or her prestige to a group by acting as its public representative or nominal leader; often, such a person used as a cover for illegal or subversive activity 0

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Origin of frontman

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1935-40; front + man1

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Parts of speech for Frontman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Frontman

frontman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

frontman usage trend in Literature

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