Fronter

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who or thing that fronts.

    "1947 October 11, The Billboard, Gov′t Checks Ork Disk $$$, page 20, In the case of musicker′s salaries, the IR Department asks a recording band fronter to show if a fixed salary is guarantted to sideman, irrespective of the hours worked; […] ."

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of front: more front comparative, form-of

    "In the word start, the Maori English vowel is somewhat fronter, despite our general observation that BATH/START is backer than in Pakeha New Zealand English."

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"In the word start, the Maori English vowel is somewhat fronter, despite our general observation that BATH/START is backer than in Pakeha New Zealand English."

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