p. t. barnum

1. 1.

   United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)

   SynonymsBarnumPhineas Taylor Barnum

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Questions about p. t. barnum

What does p. t. barnum mean?

p. t. barnum means "United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)".

What is another word for p. t. barnum?

Close synonyms include Barnum, Phineas Taylor Barnum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is p. t. barnum a common word?

p. t. barnum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.