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FIGUREHEAD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Figure on the bow of some sailing vessels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("figurehead" is a kind of...):

figure (a model of a bodily form (especially of a person))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person used as a cover for some questionable activity

Synonyms:

figurehead; front; front man; nominal head; straw man; strawman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("figurehead" is a kind of...):

beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)

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