name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
showman
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈʃəʊ.mən/
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/ˈʃoʊ.mən/
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rhymes with -əʊmən
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CMU ARPABET: SH OW1 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in doing so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a consummate showman
- David is a showman above all else. His showroom is more than merely a sales floor: it is a spectacle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: showperson, performer, person
noun
Meaning 3
A person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in doing so.
One who produces or presents shows as a profession, especially the proprietor, manager, or MC of a circus or variety show.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: showperson, performer, person
noun
Meaning 4
A person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in doing so.
One skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, performance, or publicity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: showperson, performer, person
noun
Meaning 5
a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: promoter, impresario
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: booker, booking agent
Narrower terms: exhibitor, exhibitioner, shower, organ-grinder, pornographer, porn merchant, Barnum, P. T. Barnum, Phineas Taylor Barnum, Cody, William F. Cody, William Frederick Cody, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Cody, Diaghilev, Sergei Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, D'Oyly Carte, Richard D'Oyly Carte, Hurok, Sol Hurok, Solomon Hurok, Ringling, Charles Ringling
noun
Meaning 6
a person skilled at making effective presentations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh1-der. Proto-Germanic *skawwōną Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn Old English scēawian Middle English schewen English show Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English showman From show + -man.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 演出者 (yǎnchūzhě) — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- Esperanto: spektaklulo — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- Esperanto: amuzisto — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- Finnish: esiintyjä — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- Finnish: viihdyttäjä — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- Finnish: showmies — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- French: showman — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- German: Schausteller — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- Japanese: ショーマン (shōman) — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- Japanese: 芸人 (geinin) — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- Korean: 쇼맨 (syomaen) — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- Romanian: showman — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman
- Russian: шоуме́н (šoumɛ́n) — person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman