Ringmaster

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.
  2. 2
    the person in charge of performances in a circus ring wordnet
  3. 3
    The person who maintains a webring. Internet

    "Individuals looking to add their own homepage to a particular ring are, however, more or less at the mercy of the ringmaster, who often maintains a ring homepage listing its acceptance (or membership) policies and an index of its member sites."

Verb
  1. 1
    To act as ringmaster.
  2. 2
    To control (a group of people). figuratively

Etymology

Etymology 1

From ring + master.

Etymology 2

From ring + master.

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