front man
A person acting as the public face of some other, covert groupA person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
» He walked in front of his men.
Meaning
3 sensesA person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
Near-synonyms: frontperson, front
Strohmann, Strohfrau
подставно́е лицо́podstavnóje licó, номина́льный глава́nominálʹnyj glavá, зиц-председа́тельzic-predsedátelʹ
A striker.
напада́ющийnapadájuščij, фо́рвардfórvard
The lead singer in a musical group.
Near-synonym: frontperson
Pete Doherty is the front man of the Libertines.
Frontmann, Frontfrau
вокали́стvokalíst, соли́стsolíst, фронтме́нfrontmɛ́n
- a male person used as a cover for some questionable activity
Examples
5 sentencesHe walked in front of his men.
Never do that in front of a man.
A general can't cry in front of his men.
If you were really my friend, you would have stood up for me in front of that man.
"Do generals cry?" "Yes, my son, but a general can't cry in front of his men."
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Forms
plural: front menSynonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular