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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Creepy clowns, a raucous ringmaster and popular horror properties abound, Spirit's animatronic props this year are a mix of ornery original characters and beloved figures from classic horror cinema.
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Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2024
Directing the larger studio films is a little bit like being the ringmaster of a big circus.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 26 July 2024
And one of them, the cynical ringmaster who orchestrated this disaster, died in prison, a fitting end for a terrible, terrible man: Shelly Silver.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024
In the original Broadway production 40 years ago, George Rose played the show’s ubiquitous narrator/host, known only as Chairman of the Music Hall Royale, as a boisterous ringmaster.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
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Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2024
Directing the larger studio films is a little bit like being the ringmaster of a big circus.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 26 July 2024
And one of them, the cynical ringmaster who orchestrated this disaster, died in prison, a fitting end for a terrible, terrible man: Shelly Silver.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2024
In the original Broadway production 40 years ago, George Rose played the show’s ubiquitous narrator/host, known only as Chairman of the Music Hall Royale, as a boisterous ringmaster.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 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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