noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The female lead singer in a band.

   "Near-synonym: frontperson"

Synonyms

All synonyms

frontperson

Example

More examples

"Ari Up (Ariane Forster) was the frontwoman of the Slits."

Etymology

From front + woman.

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