English Explanatory Dictionary

figurehead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
  2. Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power.
  3. A person's face.
verb
  1. To lead (something) nominally and with little to no actual power.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪɡjəɹˌhɛd/ /ˈfɪɡəɹˌhɛd/ En-us-figurehead.ogg en-au-figurehead.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-figurehead.wav

Word forms

figurehead figureheads figure-head figureheading figureheaded

Etymology

From figure + head.

Derived words

figureheadless figureheadship
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on F Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary