"fronter" meaning in English

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          "text": "In the word start, the Maori English vowel is somewhat fronter, despite our general observation that BATH/START is backer than in Pakeha New Zealand English.",
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          "ref": "2004, Elizabeth Gordon, New Zealand English: Its Origins and Evolution, page 149",
          "text": "Similarly, diphthong shift of /au/ (the MOUTH vowel) involves a first element fronter than [A] or closer (higher) than [a], for example [kευ] cow; diphthong shift of /ei/ (the FACE vowel) has a first element more open (lower) than [e], as in [plɛɪs] place (cf. RP [pleɪs]); diphthong shift of /ou/ (the GOAT vowel) involves a first element fronter and/or more open (lower) than [o], for example /kɐʊt/ coat (cf. RP [kɵʊt]).",
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          "text": "The full development is Quadrant 4 in which /e/ is fully reversed in relation to /ey/, both fronter and higher.",
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          "text": "1947 October 11, The Billboard, Gov′t Checks Ork Disk $$$, page 20,\nIn the case of musicker′s salaries, the IR Department asks a recording band fronter to show if a fixed salary is guarantted to sideman, irrespective of the hours worked; […] ."
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          "ref": "2002, Joe Catal, Telesales Tips from the Trenches: Secrets of a Street-Smart Salesman, page 167",
          "text": "Another point I'd like to bring up is the use of fronters. These are people who prospect for you.",
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          "ref": "2012, D. Shadel, Outsmarting the Scam Artists: How to Protect Yourself From the Most Clever Cons, unnumbered page",
          "text": "By attending investment seminars or trade shows or dropping a business card off at a booth, you are sending a message that you are someone who is motivated to invest, which makes you more likely to say yes when the fronter calls on the phone.",
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        },
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