showman

See also: Showman

English

Etymology

From show +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊmən

Noun

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

Derived terms

• showmanish
• showmanly
• showmanship

Descendants

• → French: showman
• → Japanese: ショーマン (shōman)
• → Korean: 쇼맨 (syomaen)
• → Russian: шоуме́н (šoumɛ́n)
• → Spanish: showman

Translations

person who produces or presents shows as a profession — see impresario

person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 演出者 (zh) (yǎnchūzhě)

• Esperanto: spektaklulo (eo), amuzisto
• Finnish: esiintyjä (fi), viihdyttäjä (fi), showmies (fi)
• French: showman (fr) m
• German: Schausteller (de) m
• Japanese: ショーマン (shōman), 芸人 (ja) (げいにん, geinin)
• Korean: 쇼맨 (syomaen)
• Romanian: showman (ro) m
• Russian: шоуме́н (ru) m (šoumɛ́n)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English showman.

Noun

showman m (plural showmans)

1. showman

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English showman.

Noun

showman m (plural showmans or showman)

1. showman

Further reading

• “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