ringmaster

Examples

• All

• On stage, Malkovich is dressed in a ringmaster's outfit and juggling chainsaws.

  Fiction book (1999)

• With his top hat and whip, the ringmaster directed the clowns and acrobats with skill.

• I demand to talk to my ringmaster!

  Space Chimps (2008)

• RINGMASTER: And now, ladies and gentlemen,

  Pippi Longstocking (1997)

• My dad is a circus ringmaster really, but he was told to be an accountant.

  Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams (2018)

• I am the ringmaster of this circus, the pit boss of our little game.

  Stream (2024)

• The ringmaster removed his hat and called for silence so that the two above could concentrate.

  Fiction book (1990)

• You walk in expecting a circus and that's exactly what it was, even complete with a ringmaster with a top hat on.

  Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul (2017)

• "Frasier Thomas was the ringmaster for Bozo," Brad repeated.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Rokey found Ray in the galley, acting as ringmaster for a water circus.

  Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

S

showman

vsringmaster

19 4.4

A man who entertains people at public shows or events

focuses on circus introductions and directing acts rather than broad entertaining duties

M

master of ceremonies

vsringmaster

• Formal

6 4.2

A person who welcomes guests and introduces speakers at a formal event

is specific to circus introductions and directing of performing acts

C

cohost

vsringmaster

4 3.2

A person who leads a show or event together with another person

leads alone and directs acts in a circus rather than sharing duties

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology