Showman

Showman or Travelling Showmen are people who organise and run fairgrounds.

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In the UK, workers on the rides (who are often from the local area) are often mistaken for travelling showmen.

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A showmen would refer to himself as a Traveller, however, to outsiders the word showman is used to differentiate people who organise fairgrounds from other travelling communities.

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Showman related Images and Photos (experimental)

Pink Anderson - Medicine Show Man Vol. 2	Pink Anderson - Medicine Show Man Vol. 2	Showman at the Fair Fete Forain 1876	Phineas Taylor Barnum American Showman
William Frederick Ka "Buffalo Bill" American Scout Later Wild West Showman