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1. strawman - noun

· a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

Synonym(s): front_man, front, figurehead, nominal_head, straw_man

Hypernym(s): deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker




2. strawman - noun

· a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted

Synonym(s): straw_man

Hypernym(s): specious_argument




3. strawman - noun

· an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

Synonym(s): scarecrow, straw_man, bird-scarer, scarer

Hypernym(s): effigy, image, simulacrum





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