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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Ringleader vs. Ring Leader

I'm a bit confused about something. Is it better to call an animal tamer in a ring at a circus, a ringleader (one word) or a ring leader (two words)? Does it even matter?

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) The "ringleader" leads a ring of criminals or skalawags/rascals/hoodlums. )

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  • ) The "ringleader" leads a ring of criminals or skalawags/rascals/hoodlums.
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I'd call him "the ringmaster." (Dictionaries show it as one word.)

The "ringleader" leads a ring of criminals or skalawags/rascals/hoodlums.
(Anyway, people who are up to some sort of mischief.)
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Yeah, exactly. All the dictionary defintions that I've looked up, define a ringleader as being just that, which has nothing to do with being a ringmaster. The thing is, though, in what I'm writing, I want another option to use as well as "ringmaster" and "lion tamer," so as to not sound redundant, hence why I was thinking to use "ring leader," instead of "ringleader," the latter having nothing to
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There are other "heroes" who appear in the center ring. I have no idea what your restrictions are.
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AvangiThere are other "heroes" who appear in the center ring. I have no idea what your restrictions are.
It's creative writing. I have very few restrictions, so I've been told time and time again.
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What I mean is that I have no idea if the daring young man on the flying trapeze would fit into your scenario.
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Oh, yeah, there is TONS of that, but that's a different part of the circus show altogether and has nothing to do with the ringmaster's show that takes place right before the acrobatics brings about the oohs and aahs from the crowd.
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