1
: the producer of a play or theatrical show
2
: a notably spectacular, dramatic, or effective performer
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If Mugler is remembered as a showman, staging some of the most spectacular runway displays in French fashion history, Alaïa favored the intimacy of his headquarters and kept to his own schedule.
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has lost its lead showman.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
There are few more popular players on the tour than the French showman, and his late-career renaissance has been one of the feel-good tennis stories of the last year or so.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Davis, 31, has been one of the NBA's most dominant centers since he was drafted in 2012 by the Pelicans, but the 6-foot-10 basketball star isn't much of a showman off the court.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has lost its lead showman.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
There are few more popular players on the tour than the French showman, and his late-career renaissance has been one of the feel-good tennis stories of the last year or so.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Davis, 31, has been one of the NBA's most dominant centers since he was drafted in 2012 by the Pelicans, but the 6-foot-10 basketball star isn't much of a showman off the court.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Showman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showman. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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