front man
noun
1
: a person serving as a front or figurehead
2
: the lead performer in a musical group
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Lipton exactly titrates condescension and concern as the front man for a robot quartet performing to a humanity that mistrusts its own machines.
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The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
The demand from many of Chelsea’s followers has been to see Napoli striker Victor Osimhen paraded in a royal blue shirt this summer, not another addition to the squad who does their best work playing off the main front man.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Springsteen and politics The front man known for his tours alongside the E Street Band is also forthcoming about his political inclination.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Former Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar sold his one-of-one 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari for $4.675M at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ this past weekend.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
The demand from many of Chelsea’s followers has been to see Napoli striker Victor Osimhen paraded in a royal blue shirt this summer, not another addition to the squad who does their best work playing off the main front man.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Springsteen and politics The front man known for his tours alongside the E Street Band is also forthcoming about his political inclination.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Former Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar sold his one-of-one 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari for $4.675M at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ this past weekend.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Front man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20man. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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