Phineas Taylor Barnum

Definitions of Phineas Taylor Barnum
  1. noun
    United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)
    synonyms: Barnum, P. T. Barnum
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    impresario, promoter, showman
    a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
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