showman

From show +‎ -man.

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• Rhymes: -əʊmən

showman (plural showmen)

1. A person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in doing so.

   Hypernyms: showperson, performer < person

   Coordinate terms: showwoman; showboy, showgirl

   a consummate showman

   David is a showman above all else. His showroom is more than merely a sales floor: it is a spectacle.

   1. A person who produces or presents shows as a profession, especially the proprietor, manager, or MC of a circus or variety show.
   2. A person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, performance, or publicity.

• showmanish
• showmanly
• showmanship

Borrowed from English showman.

showman m (plural showmans)

1. showman

Borrowed from English showman.

showman m (plural showmans or showman)

1. showman

• “showman”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024