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

• figurehead
• front
• front man
• nominal head
• straw man

2. (noun) a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted

• straw man

3. (noun) an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

• bird-scarer
• scarecrow
• scarer
• straw man

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

• beguiler
• cheat
• cheater
• deceiver
• slicker
• trickster

2. (noun) a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted

• specious argument

3. (noun) an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

• effigy
• image
• simulacrum

1. (noun) an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

• affright
• fright
• frighten
• scare