frontman

From front +‎ man.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹʌnt.mæn/
• Rhymes: -ʌntmæn

frontman (plural frontmen)

2. Alternative spelling of front man: a person acting as the public face of an organization.
   • 2022 October 21, Kevin Roose, “A Coming-Out Party for Generative A.I., Silicon Valley’s New Craze”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Mr. Mostaque, 39, is an odd frontman for the generative A.I. industry.

4. Alternative spelling of front man: the lead male singer in a band.
   • 2012 August 21, Jason Heller, “The Darkness: Hot Cakes (Music Review)”, in The Onion AV Club‎:

     “Baby, I was a loser / Several years on the dole / An Englishman with a very high voice / Doing rock ’n’ roll,” sings falsetto-happy frontman Justin Hawkins at the start of “Every Inch Of You,” Hot Cakes’ opener.

   • 2025 June 2, Lizzy Goodman, “Shirley Manson, the Unexpected Godmother of Rock”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     In the rock world, the “Bono talk” is a moment in a young band’s career when the U2 frontman sits up-and-comers down to impart brotherly wisdom.

• frontmen

Unadapted borrowing from English frontman.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɔnt.mɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɔntmɛn
• Syllabification: front‧man

frontman m pers (female equivalent frontmanka)

1. (colloquial) front man (lead singer in a musical group)

• frontman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• frontman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

frontman m (plural frontmans or frontman)

1. frontman