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English noun: straw man | |||
| 1. | straw man (person) a person used as a cover for some questionable activity | ||
| Synonyms | figurehead, front, front man, nominal head, strawman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster | ||
| 2. | straw man (communication) a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted | ||
| Synonyms | strawman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | specious argument | ||
| 3. | straw man (artifact) an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds | ||
| Synonyms | bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, strawman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | effigy, image, simulacrum | ||
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