ringmaster

English

Etymology

ring +‎ master

Noun

ringmaster (plural ringmasters)

The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.

Translations

the person who manages the performers in a circus ring

Danish: sprechstallmeister (da) c
Finnish: tirehtööri (fi), sirkustirehtööri
French: Monsieur Loyal m
Irish: máistir sorcais m
Manx: mainshtyr m, mainshtyr yn phreaban m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: sirkusdirektør m

Portuguese: diretor de circo m
Romanian: maestru de manej m
Russian: шпрехшталмейстер (ru) m (šprexštalmejster)
Scottish Gaelic: maighstir an t-siorcais m
Spanish: maestro de ceremonias m
Swedish: cirkusdirektör (sv) c

Verb

ringmaster (third-person singular simple present ringmasters, present participle ringmastering, simple past and past participle ringmastered)

To act as ringmaster.
(figuratively) To control (a group of people).

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