fronter

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌntə(ɹ)

Adjective

fronter

1. (phonetics) comparative form of front: more front
   • 2004, Bernd Kortmann, Edgar W. Schneider, A Handbook of Varieties of English: A Multimedia Reference Tool, volume 1, page 621:

     In the word start, the Maori English vowel is somewhat fronter, despite our general observation that BATH/START is backer than in Pakeha New Zealand English.

   • 2004, Elizabeth Gordon, New Zealand English: Its Origins and Evolution, page 149:

     Similarly, diphthong shift of /au/ (the MOUTH vowel) involves a first element fronter than [A] or closer (higher) than [a], for example [kευ] cow; diphthong shift of /ei/ (the FACE vowel) has a first element more open (lower) than [e], as in [plɛɪs] place (cf. RP [pleɪs]); diphthong shift of /ou/ (the GOAT vowel) involves a first element fronter and/or more open (lower) than [o], for example /kɐʊt/ coat (cf. RP [kɵʊt]).

   • 2007, Terry Lynn Irons, On the Southern Shift in Appalachian English‎^[1], page 122:

     The full development is Quadrant 4 in which /e/ is fully reversed in relation to /ey/, both fronter and higher.

Noun

fronter (plural fronters)

1. A person who or thing that fronts.
   • 1947 October 11, The Billboard, Gov′t Checks Ork Disk $$$, page 20,

     In the case of musicker′s salaries, the IR Department asks a recording band fronter to show if a fixed salary is guarantted to sideman, irrespective of the hours worked; […] .

   • 2002, Joe Catal, Telesales Tips from the Trenches: Secrets of a Street-Smart Salesman, page 167:

     Another point I'd like to bring up is the use of fronters. These are people who prospect for you.

   • 2012, D. Shadel, Outsmarting the Scam Artists: How to Protect Yourself From the Most Clever Cons, unnumbered page:

     By attending investment seminars or trade shows or dropping a business card off at a booth, you are sending a message that you are someone who is motivated to invest, which makes you more likely to say yes when the fronter calls on the phone.

Anagrams

• Fortner, Rentfro, for rent, refront

Middle English

Noun

fronter

1. Alternative form of frounter

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fronter m

1. indefinite plural of front

Swedish

Noun

fronter

1. indefinite plural of front