frontman


front·man

F0339200 (frŭnt′măn′)n.1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority.2. Music A man who is a lead singer of a group.

front•man

(ˈfrʌntˌmæn)

n., pl. -men (-ˌmɛn) 1. a performer, as a singer, who leads a musical group. 2. a person who serves as the nominal head of an organization and who represents it publicly. Also, esp. for 2,front′ man`.[1935–40, Amer.]usage: See -man.