front man vs figurehead

front man and figurehead both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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