straw man vs front man

straw man and front man both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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