Definitions for showman

showman show·man

Spelling: [shoh-muh n]
IPA: /ˈʃoʊ mən/

Showman is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 188 anagrams from letters in showman (ahmnosw).

Definitions for showman

noun

  1. a person who presents or produces a show, especially of a theatrical nature.
  2. a person who is gifted in doing or presenting things theatrically or dramatically:

Origin of showman

First recorded in 1725-35; show + -man

Examples for showman

Despite his reputation as a showman and author of bons mots, Harold Macmillan felt physically ill before each bout.

As a showman who loves the theatrics, addressing the UN general assembly is the ultimate stage.

The showman quizzed Alfred as to what he could do in the concert.

Ever the showman, he asks if he can play the tape forward, sing the lyric once, play that “backmasked stuff,” then sing that.

"Sir, you break the illusion of the scene," mildly remonstrates the showman.

"But, sir, you have not the proper point of view," remarks the showman.

He was not just the best player of his time—he was a showman of epic proportions.

I'm the showman of the occasion, moreover, and I avert myself, leaving you to judge.

I had the air of a showman rejoicing in his exhibition hall.

Timberlake, ever the showman, has a knack for transforming into the living embodiment of his music.

Word Value for showman
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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