front man

noun

1
: a person serving as a front or figurehead
2
: the lead performer in a musical group

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There’s James Taylor and his son Henry; John Fogerty has two juniors with him, Shane and Taylor; Train’s Pat Monahan brings out his teenage son, Rock; and the Barenaked Ladies now employ front man Ed Robertson’s son, Lyle. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026 In fact, Jaissle, with his emotional touchline demeanour and obsessive tactical demands, comes across more as a highly-strung indie-rock songwriter/front man. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 César Gastélum, the group’s front man, had become famous for such innocuous pranks. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Life has beaten down Weisman’s Jake Levinson, once the radical front man of a bad Rage Against the Machine clone, into a dead-eyed nihilist. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for front man

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of front man was in 1928

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“Front man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20man. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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