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Definition of Tummler
1. Noun. An employee - usually male - of a Catskill Mountains resort charged with the duty of entertaining guests throughout the day by providing any number of services, from comedian to master of ceremonies. ¹
2. Noun. A lively, puckish man. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tummler
1. an entertainer who encourages audience participation [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tummler
Literary usage of Tummler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Noctes Ambrosianæ by John Wilson, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, James Hogg, William Maginn, John Gibson Lockhart (1866)
"... you see, Mr. North, has this great advantage over eatin', that ye may drink
a' nicht lang without being thrusty—tummler after tummler—jug after jug—bowl ..."
2. The Catskills Alive! by Francine Silverman (2003)
"David Daniel Kaminski, aka Danny Kaye, discovered show business when he was 16
and hired as tummler by the White Roe Lake House in Livingston Manor in the ..."
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