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Definition of P. T. Barnum
1. Noun. United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891).
Lexicographical Neighbors of P. T. Barnum
P-plate P-wave P-waves P.A. P.A. system P.E. P.I. P.M. P.O. P.O.I. | P.R. P.S. P. G. Wodehouse P. I. P. P. von Mauser P. T. Barnum (current term) P/E ratio P/E ratios P/Invoke P/N | P1 P2Gri P2P P3 P400 protein P45 P45s P700 PA PABA |
Literary usage of P. T. Barnum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1855)
"... company of Drapers, was at the charges of that part between Bishopsgate and
All- hallows-in-the-Wall. JG WALLER. (To le continued.) LIFE OF PT BARNUM. ..."
2. A Golden Age of Authors: A Publisher's Recollection by William Webster Ellsworth (1919)
"It was a copy of "The Life of PT Barnum, by Himself," a book absolutely unlike
any I had read hitherto (under guidance). It bore no relation to "The Swiss ..."
3. The American Occupation of the Philippines, 1898-1912 by James Henderson Blount (1912)
"And Professor Worcester is the PT Barnum of the "non-Christian tribe" industry.
The Filipinos, though unacquainted with the career of the famous menagerie ..."
4. Edward Fitzgerald Beale, a Pioneer in the Path of Empire, 1822-1903 by Stephen Bonsal (1912)
"... the United States Senate—Wise " Stay-at-Homes " Show Incredulity—Beale Walks
down Wall Street with Mr. Aspinwall—PT Barnum Wants to Exhibit the Gold—But ..."