HyperDic: nominal_head

English > 1 sense of the expression nominal head:
NOUNperson nominal head, front man, front, figurehead, straw man, strawmana person used as a cover for some questionable activity
English > nominal head: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
Synonymsfront man, front, figurehead, 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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