🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

frontman

Pronunciation / Transliteration: frontman

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
frontman/ˈfrʌnt.mæn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il frontman della band ha cantato con grande energia."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The lead singer or spokesperson of a musical group.

    "The charismatic frontman energized the massive festival crowd."
  2. 2

    A person who acts as a figurehead or front for a movement, organization, or illicit enterprise.

    "He was arrested for acting as the frontman for the illegal betting syndicate."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Compound of front + man, originally denoting someone who acts as a representative or figurehead, later popularized in the 20th century to describe the lead singer or spokesperson of a musical group.

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