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# showmanship

«showmanship» in Mova's school dictionary: **Skill at entertaining a crowd and getting attention, by…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (showmanship — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Skill at entertaining a crowd and getting attention, by doing things in a bold, exciting or dramatic way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showmanship/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, sport and the arts, showmanship describes performers who don't just do something well but make it fun to watch, like a footballer doing tricks or a magician with a big cape. In English lessons it can be praise (great entertainment) or criticism (showing off more than being good). Phrases: «a bit of showmanship», «pure showmanship».

### examples

- The magician's showmanship had the whole hall gasping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showmanship/#x1)
- His goal celebration was pure showmanship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showmanship/#x2)
- The circus ringmaster was famous for his showmanship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showmanship/#x3)
- Good showmanship can make even a science demo exciting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showmanship/#x4)
- She plays well, but she needs less showmanship and more teamwork. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showmanship/#x5)
- P. T. Barnum was known for his showmanship and his tall tales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showmanship/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. From «showman» + «-ship». Not about «ships». Used of anyone, man or woman.

### Trees and pragmatics

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