figurehead

== English == === Alternative forms === figure-head === Etymology === From figure +‎ head. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪɡjəɹˌhɛd/, /ˈfɪɡəɹˌhɛd/ === Noun === figurehead (plural figureheads) (nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship. Coordinate term: fiddlehead (figurative, by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power. Coordinate terms: frontperson, frontman, front man, front (nautical, slang, figurative, obsolete) A person's face. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === figurehead (third-person singular simple present figureheads, present participle figureheading, simple past and past participle figureheaded) (idiomatic, transitive, also intransitive) To lead (something) nominally and with little to no actual power. ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== figurehead on Wikipedia.Wikipedia figurehead (object) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia