showman

Speech parts

1. showman - Noun

2. Showman - Proper noun

Meaning

One who exhibits a show; a proprietor of a show.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

impresario host performer promoter entertainer publicist master of ceremonies emcee ringmaster barker courier booker daredevil art artist
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Antonyms

spectator hand spud observer loser villain
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Hypernyms

booker individual person soul mortal somebody

Hyponyms

shower exhibitor pornographer exhibitioner porn merchant

Derivatives

Showmen

Examples

I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me. P. T. Barnum

It was as if he were watching a tall stranger with a wand pointing to the embarrassed phantom that was himself, and ruthlessly exposing its frailties! And yet that pitiless showman was himself too - himself as he wanted to be, cheerful, brave, resourceful, indomitable. John Buchan

Nothing can replace the excitement, the magic and yes the glamour of a Ziegfeld show. To see the great showman sitting in the second row busily writing his telegrams is a thrill no actress can forget. Irene Dunne

How shall the Shown pretend to ken aught of the Showman or the Show? Richard Francis Burton

I would quite like to play a big concert as Freddie Mercury. I can't sing that great and I haven't yet found a use for the over large size of my teeth. I quite fancy a mustache like that and he was such a great showman. Kate Beckinsale

I am a showman in the traditional sense, but modern, too. I like to use sets and lighting to create magic. Andre Rieu

Close letter words and terms

showjumping showless showlike showmance showmanish showmanism