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showster

showster noun: one who puts on a show; a showman or performer.

Noun

showster (plural showsters)

  1. (rare) One who puts on a show; a showman or performer.
    • Like a lot of other ambitious advertisers long before business took to the air, the radio showsters overlook the fact that even if you can get and hold every tiny scrap of man's fleeting attention, […]1936, Kenneth Mackarness Goode, Max Zenn Kaufman, Showmanship in Business, page 119
    • We should insist on the designation of this brand of activity with distinctive names, such as "adboats," "paraders," "p-craft," "crafters," “showsters," etc.1988, Yachting, volume 164, page 13

Forms of showster

pluralshowsters

Origin of showster

From show + -ster.

Questions about showster

What does showster mean?
Showster means one who puts on a show; a showman or performer.
What part of speech is showster?
Showster is a noun.
What is the plural of showster?
The plural of showster is showsters.

Words near showster in the dictionary

  1. shows up
  2. shows who's boss
  3. shows who's the boss
  4. shows willing
  5. showsful
  6. showster
  7. showsters
  8. showstone
  9. showstones
  10. showstopper
  11. showstoppers

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