showman
Master of spectacle
A showman is someone skilled at presenting entertainment or spectacle to an audience—a circus ringmaster, a carnival barker, a theatrical producer.
The term extends to anyone with flair for dramatic presentation: He was a natural showman who could turn any product launch into an event.
Politicians and preachers are often described as showmen when their appeal relies more on performance than substance.
One who amuses others
- impresarioConcert or opera organizer
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- emceeCeremony host
- hostOne receiving guests
presenter · compere · magician · illusionist · comedian · acrobat · juggler · clown
Exaggerated, showy manner
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- panacheFlamboyant confidence of manner
- pizzazzLively, attention-grabbing quality
presence · magnetism · swagger · bravado · grandstanding · flourish · drama · stagecraft
Media relations professional
- agentOne who acts independently
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- pitchmanPersuasive product demonstrator
- barkerShow entrance promoter
marketing · publicity · advertising · branding · sponsorship · endorsement · campaign · exhibition
entertainer
One who amuses others
- impresarioConcert or opera organizer
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- emceeCeremony host
host · presenter · compere · magician · illusionist · comedian · acrobat · juggler · clown · thespian
theatricality
Exaggerated, showy manner
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- panacheFlamboyant confidence of manner
pizzazz · presence · magnetism · swagger · bravado · grandstanding · flourish · drama · stagecraft · showboating
publicist
Media relations professional
- agentOne who acts independently
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
- pitchmanPersuasive product demonstrator
barker · marketing · publicity · advertising · branding · sponsorship · endorsement · campaign · exhibition · launch
- celebritiesmovie stars, A-lister, pop stars, superstar, celebrity
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, musician
- showoffsshowoff, braggart, bragger, boaster, showboat
- promoterspromoter, music promoter, concert promoter, party promoter, club promoter
- gifted peoplegenius, prodigy, savant, virtuoso, polymath
showmanwallflower
Shy person avoiding socializing
shrinking violet · introvert · recluse · hermit · mouse
showmanstagehand
Backstage theater worker
functionary · faceless bureaucrat · grunt · workhorse · unsung hero