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Synonyms for ringmaster


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ring-mas-ter, -mah-ster
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪŋˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər



Définition of ringmaster

Origin :
  • 1842, from ring (n.1) in the circus sense + master (n.).
  • As in master of ceremonies : noun formal host
Example sentences :
  • And after we had quieted down a little, the ringmaster says: "As big as that?"
  • Extract from : « Back Home » by Eugene Wood
  • "Pretend it's all a joke," whispered the ringmaster fiercely.
  • Extract from : « Joe Strong, the Boy Fish » by Vance Barnum
  • At the same time he carried on a running conversation with the ringmaster.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of a Clown » by Isaac Frederick Marcosson
  • The ringmaster and the clown came into the ring and faced the crowd.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of a Clown » by Isaac Frederick Marcosson
  • I was so slow that the ringmaster touched me up with his whip.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of a Clown » by Isaac Frederick Marcosson
  • There was a slight pause and then Christopher reappeared in his costume as ringmaster.
  • Extract from : « Letty and the Twins » by Helen Sherman Griffith
  • The long whip he carried proclaimed his character as ringmaster.
  • Extract from : « Letty and the Twins » by Helen Sherman Griffith
  • "Ladies and gentlemen, and all friends," began the ringmaster.
  • Extract from : « The Corner House Girls Growing Up » by Grace Brooks Hill
  • The ringmaster wore a vaguely Arabic costume, in all variations of red.
  • Extract from : « Thy Rocks and Rills » by Robert Ernest Gilbert
  • You have no conception of the life a ringmaster leads before a fight.
  • Extract from : « Thy Rocks and Rills » by Robert Ernest Gilbert

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