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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Siegal, then a cultural ringmaster in New York and Hollywood, was helping Epstein rehabilitate himself at the time, records show.
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Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Though she is loved and gently handled by Jacob and Marlena, Rosie continues to be abused in her new home by Marlena’s husband August, the owner and ringmaster of the circus.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
The genre at large, especially in its broadcast form, failed pretty spectacularly to make its three-ring circus of topical comedy, celebrity kibitzing, and live music thrive under ringmasters who weren’t white, male, middle-aged avatars of our societal default.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2026
That’s because beneath all the fireworks and provocation, Kid Rock remains an unusually gifted ringmaster.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026
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Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Though she is loved and gently handled by Jacob and Marlena, Rosie continues to be abused in her new home by Marlena’s husband August, the owner and ringmaster of the circus.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
The genre at large, especially in its broadcast form, failed pretty spectacularly to make its three-ring circus of topical comedy, celebrity kibitzing, and live music thrive under ringmasters who weren’t white, male, middle-aged avatars of our societal default.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2026
That’s because beneath all the fireworks and provocation, Kid Rock remains an unusually gifted ringmaster.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026
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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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