ringmaster
[
ring
-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
/ˈrɪŋˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər/
noun
1.
a person in charge of the performances in a circus
ring
.
Origin
1870-75;
ring
1
+
master
Examples from the web for
ringmaster
Elaborately dressed in a green sequenced top hat and a multi colored tuxedo, the
ringmaster
enters the center ring.
Instead, each week will welcome a different celeb as the
ringmaster
.
British Dictionary definitions for
ringmaster
ringmaster
/
ˈrɪŋˌmɑːstə
/
noun
1.
the master of ceremonies in a circus
Word Origin and History for
ringmaster
n.
1842, from
ring
(n.1) in the circus sense +
master
(n.).
Slang definitions & phrases for
ringmaster
ringmaster
noun
A yardmaster
(1940s+ Railroad)