英语词汇“front man”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

front man n. spec. (originally U.S.) (a) see sense 7g; (b) the leader of a band; (c) one who represents an organization, etc., publicly; spec. a television presenter.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > conductor or leader > [noun] > leader of band

ductor15..

leader1530

drum major1689

choragus1727

band-leader1894

front man1937

name bandleader1958

1937 Amer. Speech 12 46/1 Front man, the leader of the band.

1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets (1949) xii. 279 To hire New Orleans players and then leave them free to play jazz, never occurred to the natty swing ‘front men’.

1959 ‘F. Newton’ Jazz Scene xi. 186 A good and permanent band is normally run by a martinet, or a ‘natural’ front man with an eye to the public.

1977 TV Times (Brisbane) 3 Sept. 18/2 Its producers faced another crisis. They met this..by casting about for another compere... They imported another frontman, David Frost, albeit briefly.

1985 Washington Post 25 Oct. c3/1 I hate to sound like a front man for the Network of Bill Cosby.

g. A person, organization, etc., that serves as a cover for subversive or illegal activities. So front man, front organization. Originally U.S.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > of something illegal

blind1694

front1905

1905 McClure's Mag. 24 346 For Brayton was the front, not the head of the System.

1926 J. Black You can't Win iv. 27 The store was but a ‘front’ or blind for a poker game and dice games in the back room.

1934 H. N. Rose Thes. Slang 25/1 Representative Who Poses as the ‘Big Shot’ of a Gang (n. phr.): the front man.

1938 H. Asbury Sucker's Progress 345 Their agent and front man was the Chief of Police.

1940 in Amer. Speech (1941) 16 146/2 Foreign ‘isms’..masquerading behind ‘front’ organizations.

1940 Time 29 Jan. 23/3 Department of Justice investigators believe that Earl Browder is a mere front-man.

1949 M. Miller Sure Thing (1950) 67 It's a front; the Commies control it.

1949 M. Miller Sure Thing (1950) 70 ‘I attended a camp of the Youth League of America.’ ‘You knew..that was merely a front for the Communist Party.’

1951 J. Cornish Provincials 213 I dare say it was all a ‘front’ for spy activities.

1959 ‘M. Erskine’ House of Enchantress ix. 130 He was..respectable-looking and meek,..just the type to make an excellent front for Madame Rosario.

1960 Spectator 16 Sept. 408 He becomes the nark and front-man for an unscrupulous white landlord in a slum-house area.

1965 Spectator 19 Feb. 220/1 A Communist ‘front’ organisation formed and financed by the Communist régime in North Vietnam.

单词	front man
释义	> as lemmas front man front man n. spec. (originally U.S.) (a) see sense 7g; (b) the leader of a band; (c) one who represents an organization, etc., publicly; spec. a television presenter. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > conductor or leader > [noun] > leader of band ductor15.. leader1530 drum major1689 choragus1727 band-leader1894 front man1937 name bandleader1958 1937 Amer. Speech 12 46/1 Front man, the leader of the band. 1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets (1949) xii. 279 To hire New Orleans players and then leave them free to play jazz, never occurred to the natty swing ‘front men’. 1959 ‘F. Newton’ Jazz Scene xi. 186 A good and permanent band is normally run by a martinet, or a ‘natural’ front man with an eye to the public. 1977 TV Times (Brisbane) 3 Sept. 18/2 Its producers faced another crisis. They met this..by casting about for another compere... They imported another frontman, David Frost, albeit briefly. 1985 Washington Post 25 Oct. c3/1 I hate to sound like a front man for the Network of Bill Cosby. extracted from frontn.adj. front man g. A person, organization, etc., that serves as a cover for subversive or illegal activities. So front man, front organization. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > of something illegal blind1694 front1905 1905 McClure's Mag. 24 346 For Brayton was the front, not the head of the System. 1926 J. Black You can't Win iv. 27 The store was but a ‘front’ or blind for a poker game and dice games in the back room. 1934 H. N. Rose Thes. Slang 25/1 Representative Who Poses as the ‘Big Shot’ of a Gang (n. phr.): the front man. 1938 H. Asbury Sucker's Progress 345 Their agent and front man was the Chief of Police. 1940 in Amer. Speech (1941) 16 146/2 Foreign ‘isms’..masquerading behind ‘front’ organizations. 1940 Time 29 Jan. 23/3 Department of Justice investigators believe that Earl Browder is a mere front-man. 1949 M. Miller Sure Thing (1950) 67 It's a front; the Commies control it. 1949 M. Miller Sure Thing (1950) 70 ‘I attended a camp of the Youth League of America.’ ‘You knew..that was merely a front for the Communist Party.’ 1951 J. Cornish Provincials 213 I dare say it was all a ‘front’ for spy activities. 1959 ‘M. Erskine’ House of Enchantress ix. 130 He was..respectable-looking and meek,..just the type to make an excellent front for Madame Rosario. 1960 Spectator 16 Sept. 408 He becomes the nark and front-man for an unscrupulous white landlord in a slum-house area. 1965 Spectator 19 Feb. 220/1 A Communist ‘front’ organisation formed and financed by the Communist régime in North Vietnam. extracted from frontn.adj. < as lemmas
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