"showman" meaning in All languages combined

See showman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-showman.wav Forms: showmen [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊmən Etymology: From show + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|show|man}} show + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|showmen}} showman (plural showmen)
  1. A person who produces or presents shows as a profession, especially the proprietor, manager, or MC of a circus or variety show. Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-showman-en-noun-EuiYlkFE Disambiguation of Occupations: 81 19 Disambiguation of People: 71 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 94 6
  2. A person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, performance, or publicity. Translations (person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman): 演出者 (yǎnchūzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), amuzisto (Esperanto), esiintyjä (Finnish), viihdyttäjä (Finnish), showmies (Finnish), showman [masculine] (French), Schausteller [masculine] (German), ショーマン (shōman) (Japanese), 芸人 (geinin) (alt: げいにん) (Japanese), 쇼맨 (syomaen) (Korean), showman [masculine] (Romanian), шоуме́н (šoumɛ́n) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-showman-en-noun-WY7Nxrj8 Disambiguation of 'person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation — see also showwoman': 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: showmanish, showmanly, showmanship

Noun [French]

Forms: showmans [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} showman m (plural showmans)
  1. showman Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-showman-fr-noun-FD12y9aB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: showmans [plural], showman [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m|showmans|pl2=#}} showman m (plural showmans or showman)
  1. showman Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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