ringmaster
noun
ring·mas·ter
ˈriŋ-ˌma-stər 
: one in charge of performances in a ring (as of a circus)
broadly
: a supervisor or moderator especially of a performance or presentation
the ringmaster of a talk show
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The pop star opened the show, dressed as a circus ringmaster, with the live debut of her album’s title track.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Unfortunately for the day's ringmaster, Claire's plans for an epic house of horrors aren't exactly going smoothly — and neither are Mitchell’s (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) intentions to be a team player by dressing up as Spider-Man at work.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
With his entourage of ballers and video vixens, his retinue of security, his talent for curation, Puff was the ringmaster of relevancy, the pied piper of fun and the force at the very center of cultural power.
—Amy Dubois Barnett, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Meet the ringmasters Reach the reporter at BAnooshahr@azcentral.com.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Unfortunately for the day's ringmaster, Claire's plans for an epic house of horrors aren't exactly going smoothly — and neither are Mitchell’s (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) intentions to be a team player by dressing up as Spider-Man at work.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
With his entourage of ballers and video vixens, his retinue of security, his talent for curation, Puff was the ringmaster of relevancy, the pied piper of fun and the force at the very center of cultural power.
—Amy Dubois Barnett, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Meet the ringmasters Reach the reporter at BAnooshahr@azcentral.com.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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ringmaster
noun
ring·mas·ter
ˈriŋ-ˌmas-tər
: one in charge of performances in a ring (as of a circus)
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