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RINGMASTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ringmaster mean?
• RINGMASTER (noun)
The noun RINGMASTER has 1 sense:
1. the person in charge of performances in a circus ring
Familiarity information: RINGMASTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The person in charge of performances in a circus ring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("ringmaster" is a kind of...):
emcee; host; master of ceremonies (a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers))
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