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FIGUREHEAD
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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:
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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