Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority.
- noun Music A leading singer with a group.
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- noun A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- noun The
lead malesinger in aband .
Etymologies
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Examples
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This movement started spreading about 5 years ago, as an hobby from Josh Homme, frontman from the rock band Queens of the Stone Age.
Archive 2009-02-01 Red 2009
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This movement started spreading about 5 years ago, as an hobby from Josh Homme, frontman from the rock band Queens of the Stone Age.
Secret wall tattoos Red 2009
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The Coldplay frontman is the latest celebrity to secure a guest appearance on The Simpsons, Entertainment Weekly has learned.
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Zack de la Rocha, best known as the frontman for the band Rage Against the Machine, went a different route to express his support for protestors: he decided to write a poem for the movement.
John Lundberg: A Poem That Rages Against the Machine John Lundberg 2011
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But Zack de la Rocha, best known as the frontman for the band Rage Against the Machine, went a different route to express his support for protestors: he decided to write a poem for the movement.
John Lundberg: A Poem That Rages Against the Machine John Lundberg 2011
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David Byrne, best known as the frontman for Talking Heads, is also an avid bicycling advocate.
Memories of war-torn childhoods Nora Krug 2010
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David Byrne, best known as the frontman for Talking Heads, is also an avid bicycling advocate.
Memories of war-torn childhoods Nora Krug 2010
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But Zack de la Rocha, best known as the frontman for the band Rage Against the Machine, went a different route to express his support for protestors: he decided to write a poem for the movement.
John Lundberg: A Poem That Rages Against the Machine John Lundberg 2011
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Best known as the frontman for Pearl Jam's artful bombast, singer Eddie Vedder takes it down a notch—and then some—with the sounds of his coming solo album "Ukulele Songs" May 31.
A Summer Sampler 2011
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"When I first got the script, it really struck a chord with me," said Mr. Barzelay, best known as the frontman for the formerly Brooklyn-based band Clem Snide.
A Rhythm in Its Ear and a Song in Its Heart Steve Dollar 2011
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