noun
- A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
- synonyms: front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, strawman
- A weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted.
- synonyms: strawman
- An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.
- synonyms: scarecrow, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer
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