figurehead

English Thesaurus

1. figure on the bow of some sailing vessels (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	figure,
definition	:	a model of a bodily form (especially of a person) (noun.artifact)

2. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity (noun.person)

hypernym	:	beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true (noun.person)