Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
front man
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Giovanni was alleged to be the front man for a fascist movement.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He was a dynamic band leader and charismatic front man who sang and played saxophone, keyboard and percussion.
▪ He was a good front man, but the real work was done by his team of four assistants.
Wiktionary
front man
n. 1 A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group. 2 (context football English) striker, attacker, forward 3 (context music English) The lead singer in a musical group
WordNet
front man
n. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [syn: front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman]
Usage examples of "front man".
I had identified myself, aufond, with him: he was, for me, my alter ego, my walking mask, my catspaw, my puppet, my front man.
The front man took more weight than he could manage, and stumbled forward with an angry shout.