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straw man

noun

1 straw man

A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.

synonyms: figurehead, front, front man, nominal head, strawman.

Polish: figurant

2 straw man

A weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted.

synonym: strawman.

3 straw man

An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.

synonyms: bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, strawman.

Dutch: vogelschrik, vogelverschrikker
Polish: strach na wróble


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