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Meanings of front man in English

Catalan
tapadora

A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.

tapadora
Usage of front man in English
1
No more than a front man, no doubt; certainly not the mastermind.
Complete Books of Blood
2
Then our front man made the long descent and we lost one.
The Great Book of Amber
3
Effective in going beyond his front man, was also comfortable receiving possession.
The Guardian
4
He had taken on the role of front man and image projector.
Joe Burke's Last Stand
5
Maybe I was just playing the front man to a big cover-up.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
6
Deserved his goal and did everything expected of a lone front man.
The Guardian
7
Doug Brooks, the front man for the private security industry, is not happy.
Wired
8
The front man has penned a 3 year deal with Bafana ba Style!
The South African
9
I am a front man for a certain organization which must remain nameless.
The Robot Who Looked Like Me
10
Now it comes to being a front man myself, I have some experience.
The Guardian
11
Maybe there wasn't a front man on Fridays and Saturdays, either.
Dark rivers of the heart
12
The front man showed his Port Authority PD credential, but his cohorts didn't.
Raging Heat
13
As the songwriter, Noel got paid more than the charismatic front man Liam.
The Guardian
14
He was only the front man-thevocal chords of the operation.
The Cylons’ Secret
15
Mebourne-based band Wagons is led by charismatic front man Henry Wagons.
Radio NZ
16
Michael, who rose to fame as the front man of Wham!
The Irish Times
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