figurehead vs front man

figurehead and front man both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
figurehead	Yes	No	No	No
front man	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, figurehead and front man are synonyms defined as:

figurehead and front man: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

Other synonyms of figurehead include front, nominal head, straw man, strawman.

figurehead (noun)	front man (noun)
figure on the bow of some sailing vessels	a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity