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# showman

«showman» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who runs a show, such as a fair or a travelling…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (showmen)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «showman» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showman/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.