noun (n)

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

  Synonym:
  front, front man, nominal head, straw man, strawman
  

  source: wordnet30
• figure on the bow of some sailing vessels(noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.(noun)

  source: webster1913