front man vs straw man

front man and straw man both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

front man (noun)	straw man (noun)
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity	an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
	a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
	a person used as a cover for some questionable activity