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Show business

noun

Those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater. Synonyms: entertainment industry, show biz.

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"Show business" Quotes from Famous Books

... had listened politely. The man went on amusing himself with his own conversation. "I was in the show business then. Clown was my line, but I was rotten at it—simply rotten. I'm still in the show business—different line, though. I've got a show of my own. If you're going to be in town perhaps you'll come to see us tonight. Our boat's anchored down next to the wharf. You can see it from the windows. ...

— Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise • David Graham Phillips

... seems to run through every branch of the show business," said the Press Agent as they took their seats at the table. "I ran a dime museum in St. Louis a few years ago—in those days there was lots of money in it—and the freaks would never stand for any change in their billing. ...

— Side Show Studies • Francis Metcalfe

Words linked to "Show business" : movie industry, industry, show biz, film industry, entertainment industry