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ringman

ringman noun: a male entertainer who works in the ring of a circus.

Noun

ringman (plural ringmen)

  1. A male entertainer who works in the ring of a circus.
  2. A man within the betting ring of a racecourse; a bookmaker who works in the ring.
  3. A male boxer or prizefighter.
  4. A man who works in a ring where animals are exhibited.
  5. An auctioneer's assistant who spots bids and communicates information back to the auctioneer.
  6. (obsolete) The ring finger.
    • And when a man shooteth, the might of his shoote lyeth on the foremost finger, and on the ringman1545, Roger Ascham, Toxophilus, the Schole of Shootinge […], London: […] Edouardi Whytchurch, →OCLC

Forms of ringman

pluralringmen
alternative formring-man

Origin of ringman

From ring + -man.

Questions about ringman

What does ringman mean?
Ringman means a male entertainer who works in the ring of a circus.
What part of speech is ringman?
Ringman is a noun.
What is the plural of ringman?
The plural of ringman is ringmen.

Words near ringman in the dictionary

  1. ringlike
  2. ringling
  3. ringmail
  4. ringmails
  5. ringmaking
  6. ringman
  7. ringmaster
  8. ringmastered
  9. ringmastering
  10. ringmasterly
  11. ringmasters

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