English > showman: 2 senses > noun 2, person | Meaning | A sponsor who books and stages public entertainments. |
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| Synonyms | promoter, impresario |
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| Instances | Barnum, P. T. Barnum, Phineas Taylor Barnum | United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891) |
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| Cody, William F. Cody, William Frederick Cody, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Cody | United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917) |
| D'Oyly Carte, Richard D'Oyly Carte | English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901) |
| Diaghilev, Sergei Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev | Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929) |
| Hurok, Sol Hurok, Solomon Hurok | United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974) |
| Ringling, Charles Ringling | United States showman whose song-and-dance troop evolved into a circus (1863-1926) |
| Narrower | exhibitor, exhibitioner, shower | someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see |
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| organ-grinder | A street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy |
| pornographer, porn merchant | someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures / pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores |
| Broader | booker, booking agent | someone who engages a person or company for performances |
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| Spanish | productor |
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| Catalan | productor |
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