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Definition of Figurehead
1. Noun. A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
2. Noun. Figure on the bow of some sailing vessels.
Definition of Figurehead
1. n. The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.
Definition of Figurehead
1. Noun. (nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship. ¹
2. Noun. (context: by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Figurehead
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Figurehead
Literary usage of Figurehead
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"Persons subrogated to the rights of others by the rules of equity are within this
principle. a State is a mere figurehead, or nominal party, When, however, ..."
2. The Book of the Museum by Frank Hayward Severance (1921)
"Ward called for volunteers to climb to the bow of the boat and remove the figurehead
and the letters which formed the name of the boat. ..."
3. Society in the New Reign by George Washburn Smalley, Thomas Hay Sweet Escott (1904)
"CHAPTER III SOCIETY AT SCHOOL AND AT PLAY ing Edward more than a figurehead—Diplomacy
his more serious employment—The Spanish Ambassador, ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1896)
"remarkable figurehead of a wolf with the jaws distended, separate ears, and
conventional, flat, scroll-shaped shoulder- or leg-pieces, designed for ..."
5. The 30 Trials of IX and the Angels by Mark Durant (2004)
"Chapter 24: Earth's figurehead; Mother's Rapture; The Return of Cosmic Light The
seventh angel was colored bike a rainbow, and while she appeared as a woman ..."
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