strawman

Meanings

Plural: strawmen

Noun

• a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
• a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
• an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
• Alternative spelling of straw man.

Verb

• Alternative spelling of straw man.

Synonyms

bird-scarer, figurehead, front, front man, nominal head, scarecrow, scarer, straw man