Reverse Dictionary: SHOWMAN

NOUNS – PERSON
► AMPSTER ► AMSTER the accomplice of a showman or trickster ‘planted’ in the audience to start the buying of tickets, goods, etc. → 1941 Aust. sl.
► CACKLER an actor or showman who has a talking part; loosely, an actor → 1854 circus and showmen’s sl.
► FAKER an itinerant artisan, mechanic, or tradesman; hence, a peddler, street vendor, pitchman, or travelling showman → 1859 sl.
► FAKIR an itinerant artisan, mechanic, or tradesman; hence, a peddler, street vendor, pitchman, or travelling showman → 1893 sl.
► GAFFMAN a showman → 1840 UK criminals’ sl.
► MOULDY GRUB a travelling showman; a mountebank who performs in the open air without tent or covering → Bk1867 sl.
► SHOWIE a ‘showman’; one who owns or works at any of the various entertainment, food, etc. stands or pitches at shows or other public gatherings → 1930s NZ sl.