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.
  •
  • the Establishment,
  • boss.
  •artifact (noun)
  • figurehead.
  •deputy (noun)
  • appointee,
  • second,
  • arm,
  • acolyte,
  • lieutenant,
  • proxy,
  • representative,
  • mouthpiece,
  • delegate,
  • spokesman,
  • substitute,
  • dummy,
  • attorney,
  • attendant,
  • emissary,
  • servant,
  • deputy,
  • understudy,
  • aide,
  • assistant,
  • spokeswoman,
  • assignee,
  • token,
  • backup,
  • double,
  • auxiliary,
  • agent,
  • helper,
  • surrogate,
  • ghost,
  • alternate,
  • helpmate,
  • stand in,
  • envoy,
  • nominee.
  •figurehead (noun)
  • front,
  • straw man,
  • nominal head,
  • front man.
  •person (noun)
  • strawman.
  •person who is leader in name only (noun)
  • straw boss,
  • nothing.
  •tool (noun)
  • jackals,
  • jackal.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • demagogue,
  • oppressor,
  • employer,
  • autocrat,
  • dictator,
  • power broker,
  • headman,
  • honcho,
  • tyrant,
  • potentate,
  • power structure,
  • chieftain,
  • pied piper,
  • supremo,
  • point person.
  •
  • enforcer,
  • spearhead,
  • governor,
  • president,
  • standard-bearer,
  • mistress,
  • chief.
  •
  • establishment.
  •
  • master.
  •
  • leader.
  •
  • head.
  •
  • man.

Paraphrases for Figurehead:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    figure.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    flagship.

Figurehead Sentence Examples:

• Alderson himself is merely a figurehead of Nickleby's; for, as I told you before, the Alderson concern is ninety per cent.

• They'll make you their figurehead.

Homophones for Figurehead:

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

Hyponym for Figurehead:

• n.

  • artifact
    figure.
  • person
    cheat, deceiver, cheater, beguiler, trickster, slicker.