ringmaster
Noun
The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.
The person who maintains a webring.
Usage- Internet
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Individuals looking to add their own homepage to a particular ring are, however, more or less at the mercy of the ringmaster, who often maintains a ring homepage listing its acceptance (or membership) policies and an index of its member sites.
Each of the member websites in a webring had a navigation area at the bottom of the page that had “next” and “previous” buttons directing surfers to other sites in the ring. […] People needed ringmasters because the number of sites aimed at women was exploding.
Verb
To act as ringmaster.
To control (a group of people).
Usage- Figurative
Noun
the person in charge of performances in a circus ring
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