frontperson

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noun

The lead singer of a band.

“Near-synonyms: frontman, front man, front”

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounfrontperson (plural frontpeople)

plural frontpeople

  1. entertainmentThe lead singer of a band.

    Near-synonyms: frontman, front man, frontwoman

    1 more example

    It's rock and roll, a frenetic chock-a-block pulse dressed up in fuzzy guitar, all of which functions as a perfect setting in which Fetchin Bones' frontperson and secret weapon, Hope Nicholls, can gyrate and snarl in a manner that suggests a cross between Patti Smith and Janis Joplin.

    1988 March 4, Renaldo Migaldi, “Fetchin Bones”, in Chicago Reader

    Synonyms: frontman, front man, frontwoman

  2. The person acting as the public face of a covert group.

    Near-synonyms: frontman, front man, front

    Synonyms: frontman, front man, front

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe lead singer of a band.

nounThe person acting as the public face of a covert group.

Origin

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APA

frontperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontperson

MLA

“frontperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontperson. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frontperson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontperson.

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