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showman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++show·man /ˈʃəʊmən $ ˈʃoʊ-/ noun (plural showmen /-mən/) [countable]  PERFORMsomeone who is good at entertaining people and getting a lot of public attention 善于娱乐公众并引起公众注意的人;爱出风头的人 He is the band’s best showman. 他是这支乐队中风头最盛的人。
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showmanHe is a versatile performer and a born showman.A more fundamental objection has been that music-hall and vaudeville were essentially controlled by showmen who were of course entrepreneurs.He is a vain, devious showman accused of bribery, tax evasion, fraud and mafia connections.At every stage new groups of showmen sprang up out of the maelstrom of society.He was a real showman, and however he was feeling, he always rose to the bait of a captive audience!The fictional film had guaranteed that the showmen would hang on to their audience.No organization had the energy to compete with the showmen.A little later, shows were put on at village fairs and halls by travelling showmen.
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who a Corpus is getting someone good at entertaining people and


showman
showman /ˈʃəʊmən $ ˈʃoʊ-/ noun (plural showmen /-mən/) [countable]
someone who is good at entertaining people and getting a lot of public attention:
    He is the band’s best showman.


show·manBrE /ˈʃəʊmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃoʊmən/ 🔊 noun (
plural
show·men BrE /ˈʃəʊmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃoʊmən/ 🔊
)
a person who does things in an entertaining way and is good at getting people's attention 善于引起公众注意的人;喜欢出风头的人a person who organizes public entertainments, especially at fairgrounds (尤指露天游乐场的)演出主持人,演出经理人