ringmaster

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In King’s telling, this odd couple largely drove the movement to turn Yellowstone into a national park: Muir the “Poet, heart and soul of their two-man preservation movement, and Johnson the ringmaster.”

From Los Angeles Times

They emerged, one at a time, circling the towering statues like ringmasters, in bouncy, cheerleader miniskirts, floral jumpsuits and shimmery tweed jackets.

From Reuters

Gervais set the bar for the so-called dangerous host, the type of ringmaster who refused to concede to the power in the room.

From Salon

The most extraordinary act is among the simplest, an unpretentious silks routine performed by the ringmaster, Alan Silva, a sixth-generation circus performer.

From New York Times

Typically, clowns would engage in banter with the stoic ringmaster, who was often the target for the clowns' pranks.

From Salon