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# showman

noun (showmen)

«showman» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A showman is a person who runs a show, such as a fair or a travelling theatre, to entertain people for money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showman/#m1)

### In the lessons

a person who puts on a show or performance for an audience, often a travelling entertainer; in the tales he sets up his stall or theatre in a town and collects the crowd.

### Examples

- The showman had just set up his little theatre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showman/#x1)
- The people sat round the room to watch the show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showman/#x2)
- The showman was dressed in bright clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showman/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «showman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«showman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/showman.html) on Mova free.