Showboat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Also showboater (for defs. 2, 3).
  1. a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
  2. show-off (def. 1).
  3. a person, especially an athlete, who performs in an ostentatiously sensational manner calculated to draw attention; show-off.
verb (used without object)
  1. to perform or behave in an outrageous or spectacular manner.
noun
  1. a paddle-wheel river steamer with a theatre and a repertory company
verb
  1. to perform or behave in a showy and flamboyant way
Showboat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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