figurehead 音标拼音: [f'ɪgjɚh
, ɛd]
n . 装饰船头的人像,破浪神,傀儡领袖
装饰船头的人像,破浪神,傀儡领袖
figurehead n 1 :
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity [
synonym : {
front man }, {
front }, {
figurehead }, {
nominal head },
{
straw man }, {
strawman }]
2 :
figure on the bow of some sailing vessels Figurehead \
Fig "
ure *
head `\,
n .
1 . (
Naut .)
The figure ,
statue ,
or bust ,
on the prow of a ship .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties ;
a nominal ,
but not real ,
head or chief .
[
1913 Webster ]
171 Moby Thesaurus words for "
figurehead ":
Charlie McCarthy ,
a nobody ,
a nothing ,
adherent ,
advocate ,
alter ego ,
alternate ,
amicus curiae ,
armory ,
attorney ,
backup ,
backup man ,
badge ,
badge of office ,
badges ,
baton ,
beak ,
blazonry ,
bow ,
bowsprit ,
brassard ,
bust ,
button ,
cap and gown ,
carving ,
chain ,
chain of office ,
champion ,
cipher ,
class ring ,
cockade ,
collar ,
common man ,
creature ,
cross ,
decoration ,
deputy ,
disciple ,
doll ,
dolly ,
dress ,
dummy ,
eagle ,
emblems ,
ensigns ,
executive officer ,
exponent ,
fantoccini ,
fasces ,
figure ,
figurine ,
fleur -
de -
lis ,
flunky ,
follower ,
forecastle ,
foredeck ,
forepeak ,
front ,
front man ,
gillie ,
gingerbread man ,
goon ,
hammer and sickle ,
hanger -
on ,
henchman ,
heraldry ,
insignia ,
insignificancy ,
jackal ,
jackstraw ,
jib boom ,
lackey ,
lapel pin ,
lay figure ,
lieutenant ,
lightweight ,
little fellow ,
little guy ,
livery ,
locum ,
locum tenens ,
mace ,
man ,
man of straw ,
manikin ,
mannequin ,
mantle ,
marionette ,
markings ,
medal ,
mediocrity ,
minion ,
model ,
monument ,
mortarboard ,
mouthpiece ,
myrmidon ,
nebbish ,
nobody one knows ,
nominal head ,
nonentity ,
nose ,
obscurity ,
old school tie ,
paranymph ,
pin ,
pinch hitter ,
pip -
squeak ,
pleader ,
portrait bust ,
procurator ,
prore ,
prow ,
proxy ,
punk ,
puppet ,
regalia ,
representative ,
ring ,
rose ,
rostrum ,
runt ,
satellite ,
scarecrow ,
school ring ,
scrub ,
sculpture ,
second in command ,
secondary ,
shamrock ,
shrimp ,
sigillography ,
skull and crossbones ,
small fry ,
small potato ,
small potatoes ,
snowman ,
sphragistics ,
squirt ,
squit ,
staff ,
stand -
in ,
statuary ,
statue ,
statuette ,
stem ,
stooge ,
straw man ,
substitute ,
surrogate ,
swastika ,
sycophant ,
tartan ,
thistle ,
thug ,
tie ,
understudy ,
uniform ,
utility man ,
verge ,
vicar ,
vicar general ,
vice ,
vicegerent ,
votary ,
wand ,
wax figure ,
waxwork ,
whiffet ,
whippersnapper ,
wood carving
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