Ringmaster
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ringmaster is a noun meaning The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.
Meaning
The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.
More Meanings
- (Internet) The person who maintains a webring.
- To act as ringmaster.
- (figurative) To control (a group of people).
Example Sentences
Individuals looking to add their own homepage to a particular ring are, however, more or less at the mercy of the ringmaster, who often maintains a ring homepage listing its acceptance (or membership) policies and an index of its member sites.
Each of the member websites in a webring had a navigation area at the bottom of the page that had “next” and “previous” buttons directing surfers to other sites in the ring. […] People needed ringmasters because the number of sites aimed at women was exploding.
Word Forms
- ringmasters
- ringmastering
- ringmastered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include circus, ringman, ring-man, ringmistress, circusgoer, showman.
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