HyperDic: front_man

English > 1 sense of the expression front man:
NOUNperson front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawmana person used as a cover for some questionable activity
English > front man: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
Synonymsfront, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman
Broaderdeceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slickersomeone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Spanishencubridor, hombre de paja, tapadera, testaferro
Catalanencobridor, home de palla, tapadora, testaferro

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