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How to use showman in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun

Showman means a person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in doing so. Example: “David is a showman above all else. His showroom is more than merely a sales floor: it is a spectacle.”

Examples of showman by meaning

nounA person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in...

  • a consummate showman
  • David is a showman above all else. His showroom is more than merely a sales floor: it is a spectacle.

More sentences with showman

  • Some showmen reserve their best acts or exhibits for the blowoff.2005, Joe Nickell, Secrets of the Sideshows, page 77. From the entry blowoff
  • McCartney is a showman, not a script-reader.2026 March 29, Matt Mitchell, “In LA, Paul McCartney is king”, in AV Club. From the entry off the cuff
  • Now, at last, here is the superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy "Satchel" Paige.2009, Larry Tye, Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend. From the entry spellbindingly
  • The crocus of this novel is gusty Professor Louis Delfontaine, quack doctor, showman, charlatan and man of parts.1937, Neil Bell, Crocus. From the entry crocus
  • A theatrical man or showman has to humbug people.1902, Charles Austin Bates, The Art and Literature of Business, New York, N.Y.: Bates Pub. Co., →OCLC, page 165. From the entry humbug
  • Always great showmen and competitors, Goldens trip the light fantastic in the conformation ring, beguiling the judges and the spectators with their beauty and performance.1999, Nona Kilgore Bauer, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Golden Retrievers, Alpha Books, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry golden
  • When the miracle plays became too comic for the taste of the bishops, a generation of lay showmen carried on the tradition of clownship.1926, The Twentieth Century, volume 99, page 450. From the entry clownship
  • Passionate anthemics, prog-rock twists and turns, and several Hendrix-ian guitar burnouts by self-aware showman Patrick Krief aimed straight for the cheap seats and left everyone feeling pleasantly dazed.2009 March 16, Ben Rayner, “Hot sounds”, in Toronto Star. From the entry anthemic
  • He was a superlative showman and, if his career ended at the age of forty-five in an acte gratuit, he had, after all, been compared to André Gide.1971, Angela Carter, Shaking a Leg, Vintage (2013), page 294. From the entry acte gratuit

Meaning of showman

  1. noun A person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in doing so.
  2. noun One who produces or presents shows as a profession, especially the proprietor, manager, or MC of a circus or variety show.
  3. noun One skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, performance, or publicity.

Full definition of showman

Questions about showman in a sentence

How do you use showman in a sentence?
Showman is used as a noun. For example: “David is a showman above all else. His showroom is more than merely a sales floor: it is a spectacle.”
What is a short sentence with showman?
“a consummate showman”
What does showman mean?
Showman means a person (usually a man) involved in putting on shows (of various types); especially, one who plays a central role in doing so.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: showman (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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