Frontmanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈfɹʌnt.mæn/
• 韻: -ʌntmæn

名詞

frontman (plural frontmen)

1. 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.

2. 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.