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noun
An employee, usually male, of a Borscht Belt resort charged with the duty of entertaining guests throughout the day by providing any number of services, from comedian to master of ceremonies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
A lively, mischievous man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person with an official role which involves facilitating social interaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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History
Circa 1930, from Yiddish טומלער (tumler). Related to English tumble, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (“to turn, rotate”).
