English-Thai Dictionary

figurehead

N รูปแกะสลัก บน หัว เรือ  แม่ย่านาง เรือ  rub-kae-sa-lak-bon-hua-ruea

 

figurehead

N หัวหน้า แต่ ในนาม (แต่ ไม่ได้ มีอำนาจ แท้จริง  หุ่นเชิด ที่ ไร้ อำนาจ  dummy hua-na-tea-nai-nam

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FIGUREHEAD

FIGUREHEAD Fig "ure *head `, n.

 

1. (Naut. )

 

Defn: The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.

 

2. A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

figurehead

fig ure head |ˈfigyərˌhed ˈfɪɡjərˌhɛd | ▶noun 1 a nominal leader or head without real power. 2 a carving, typically a bust or a full-length figure, set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship.

 

Oxford Dictionary

figurehead

fig ¦ure |head |ˈfɪgəhɛd | ▶noun 1 a carving, typically a bust or a full-length figure, set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship. 2 a nominal leader or head without real power.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

figurehead

figurehead noun 1 the president was just a figurehead: titular head, nominal leader, leader in name only, front man, cipher, token, mouthpiece, puppet, instrument. 2 the figurehead on the ship: carving, bust, sculpture, image, statue.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

figurehead

figurehead noun 1 the president was just a figurehead: titular head, nominal leader, leader in name only, front man, cipher, token, mouthpiece, puppet, instrument, man of straw. 2 the figurehead on the Cutty Sark: carving, bust, sculpture, image, statue.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

figurehead

f í gure h è ad 名詞 C 1 名目上の長 [頭首 ] 〘実権のない国王など 〙.2 〘海 〙(昔の船の )船首像 .