showman (redirected from Travelling Showmen)

show·man  (shmn)

n.

1. A theatrical producer.

2. A man who has a flair for dramatic or ostentatious behavior.

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showman·ship n.

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showman [ˈʃəʊmən]

n pl -men

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a person who presents or produces a theatrical show, etc.

2. a person skilled at presenting anything in an effective manner

showmanship  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	showman - a person skilled at making effective presentations individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	showman - a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments impresario, promoter booker, booking agent - someone who engages a person or company for performances exhibitioner, exhibitor, shower - someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see organ-grinder - a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy porn merchant, pornographer - someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores

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showman

noun performer, entertainer, artiste, player, show-off, extrovert, Thespian, trouper, play-actor, actor or actress I think Kasparov's a bit of a showman.

Translations

showman [ˈʃəʊmən] N (showmen (pl)) (at fair, circus) → empresario m
he's a real showman! (fig) → ¡es todo un número or espectáculo!

showman [ˈʃəʊmən] n

(at fair, circus) → forain m

(fig) → comédien m

showman

n pl <-men> → Showman m; (fig) → Schauspieler m

showman [ˈʃəʊmən] n (-men (pl)) (at fair, circus) → impresario
he's a great showman (fig) → fa sempre un po' l'attore