frontman
See also: front man
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌnt.mæn/
- Rhymes: -ʌntmæn
Noun
frontman (plural frontmen)
- Alternative spelling of front man: a person acting as the public face of an organization.
- 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[2]:
- “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.
Translations
front man — see front man
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English frontman.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfrɔnt.mɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɔntmɛn
- Syllabification: front‧man
Noun
frontman m pers (female equivalent frontmanka)
- (colloquial) front man (lead singer in a musical group)
Declension
Declension of frontman
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | frontman | frontmani/frontmany (deprecative) |
| genitive | frontmana | frontmanów |
| dative | frontmanowi | frontmanom |
| accusative | frontmana | frontmanów |
| instrumental | frontmanem | frontmanami |
| locative | frontmanie | frontmanach |
| vocative | frontmanie | frontmani |
Further reading
- frontman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- frontman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Noun
frontman m (plural frontmans or frontman)