Definition for Figurehead:

• figure on the bow of some sailing vessels

Synonyms for Figurehead:

• n.

  •
  • amidships,
  • nobody,
  • bilge,
  • aft,
  • beam,
  • boom,
  • bow,
  • blade,
  • bay,
  • cipher,
  • nonentity,
  • bowsprit,
  • berth.
  •
  • boss,
  • demagogue,
  • dictator,
  • chieftain,
  • autocrat,
  • enforcer,
  • employer,
  • chief.
  •deputy (noun)
  • dummy,
  • mouthpiece,
  • nominee,
  • alternate,
  • envoy,
  • attorney,
  • double,
  • representative,
  • agent,
  • backup,
  • deputy,
  • acolyte,
  • arm,
  • auxiliary,
  • assistant,
  • understudy,
  • spokesman,
  • proxy,
  • helper,
  • spokeswoman,
  • second,
  • emissary,
  • aide,
  • attendant,
  • servant,
  • surrogate,
  • helpmate,
  • lieutenant,
  • delegate,
  • ghost,
  • appointee,
  • assignee,
  • token,
  • substitute.
  •figurehead (noun)
  • front,
  • straw man,
  • nominal head,
  • front man.
  •person (noun)
  • front,
  • nominal head,
  • front man,
  • strawman,
  • straw man.
  •person who is leader in name only (noun)
  • nominal head,
  • nonentity,
  • puppet,
  • front,
  • straw boss,
  • mouthpiece,
  • token,
  • cipher,
  • nothing.
  •tool (noun)
  • jackal.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • chieftain,
  • employer,
  • headman,
  • dictator,
  • autocrat,
  • potentate,
  • oppressor,
  • demagogue.
  •
  • chief,
  • spearhead,
  • governor,
  • enforcer.
  •
  • boss.
  •
  • establishment.
  •
  • leader.
  •
  • man.
  •Other relevant words:
  • bowsprit,
  • small fry,
  • cap and gown,
  • man of straw,
  • chief,
  • cross,
  • eagle,
  • movement,
  • Bannerol,
  • nominal head,
  • nobody,
  • front line,
  • shrimp,
  • pip-squeak,
  • casting,
  • skull and crossbones,
  • appearance,
  • decoration,
  • fleur-de-lis,
  • boom,
  • Vexillum,
  • executive officer,
  • dolly,
  • shamrock,
  • tie,
  • henchman,
  • lapel pin,
  • statue,
  • backup man,
  • utility man,
  • campaign,
  • hireling,
  • old school tie,
  • vicar,
  • ikon,
  • stem,
  • bunting,
  • pawn,
  • Whiffet,
  • alter ego,
  • strawman,
  • statuary,
  • patsy,
  • button,
  • myrmidon,
  • image,
  • Labarum,
  • flag,
  • Insignificancy,
  • streamer,
  • straw boss,
  • hanger-on,
  • yellow flag,
  • common man,
  • pendant,
  • social movement,
  • motion,
  • medal,
  • tricolor,
  • pleader,
  • bronze,
  • straw man,
  • cockade,
  • front end,
  • armory,
  • carving,
  • bilge,
  • ensign,
  • small potatoes,
  • thug,
  • bow,
  • chain of office,
  • mace,
  • Emblems,
  • potentate,
  • blazonry,
  • jackal,
  • stars and stripes,
  • headman,
  • nose,
  • mediocrity,
  • forepart,
  • forecastle,
  • mortarboard,
  • brassard,
  • marking,
  • hammer and sickle,
  • vice,
  • banneret,
  • symbol,
  • locum tenens,
  • Gonfalon,
  • staff,
  • parts,
  • figurine,
  • Sphragistics,
  • standard,
  • verge,
  • demagogue,
  • nonentity,
  • Fantoccini,
  • collar,
  • cheater,
  • votary,
  • front man,
  • colossus,
  • figure,
  • Banderole,
  • obscurity,
  • straw person,
  • autocrat,
  • minion,
  • effigy,
  • pipsqueak,
  • rose,
  • Bandrol,
  • cipher,
  • ornament,
  • runt,
  • slicker,
  • bust,
  • statuette,
  • titular head,
  • atlas,
  • regalia,
  • locum,
  • icon,
  • pennon,
  • manikin,
  • deceiver,
  • Paranymph,
  • ensigns,
  • presence,
  • rostrum,
  • swastika,
  • activity,
  • puppet,
  • lackey,
  • sculpture,
  • representation,
  • dress,
  • prow,
  • companion,
  • ring,
  • whippersnapper,
  • establishment,
  • secondary,
  • front,
  • ancient,
  • beam,
  • tartan,
  • scarecrow,
  • caryatid,
  • flunky,
  • jib boom,
  • amicus curiae,
  • dictator,
  • ship,
  • aft,
  • badges,
  • small potato,
  • self-styled,
  • beak,
  • monument,
  • nominal,
  • empty,
  • berth,
  • gingerbread man,
  • creature,
  • cat's-paw,
  • Oriflamb,
  • battlefront,
  • champion,
  • Burgee,
  • trickster,
  • nebbish,
  • yellow jack,
  • leader,
  • sycophant,
  • Forepeak,
  • little guy,
  • follower,
  • sucker,
  • snowman,
  • adherent,
  • uniform,
  • blade,
  • baton,
  • chain,
  • mannequin,
  • union jack,
  • waxwork,
  • satellite,
  • enforcer,
  • heraldry,
  • boss,
  • vicegerent,
  • mantle,
  • lightweight,
  • beguiler,
  • dupe,
  • advocate,
  • exponent,
  • jack,
  • stooge,
  • model,
  • emblem,
  • pennant,
  • fasces,
  • markings,
  • doll,
  • Oriflamme,
  • wood carving,
  • thistle,
  • Prore,
  • vicar general,
  • scrub,
  • Foredeck,
  • spearhead,
  • nothing,
  • jackstraw,
  • man,
  • wax figure,
  • governor,
  • amidships,
  • badge,
  • banner,
  • punk,
  • oppressor,
  • tool,
  • bird-scarer,
  • procurator,
  • so-called,
  • sigillography,
  • gillie,
  • employer,
  • wand,
  • scarer,
  • pin,
  • colors,
  • livery,
  • Marionette,
  • titular,
  • class ring,
  • bay,
  • crusade,
  • disciple,
  • goon,
  • chieftain,
  • squirt,
  • insignia.

Homophones for Figurehead:

• face guard, fjord, figure out, figwort, Fugard, figured, face card.