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tummler colloq. (orig. and chiefly U.S.).|ˈtʊmlə(r)|
Also toomler, tumeler.
[Yiddish, f. G. tummeln stir.]
Someone who acts the clown, a prankster; spec. a professional maker of amusement and jollity at a hotel or the like.
1966Adams & Tobias Borscht Belt iv. 41 If Mrs. Rappaport complained about not getting her third portion of blueberries or Mrs. Davidoff was scrounging fruitlessly for a dancing partner..it was the Toomler to the rescue. 1968L. Rosten Joys of Yiddish 413 It is the tummler's job to guarantee, to the blasé (but insatiable) patrons of a summer resort, that most dubious of vacation boons: ‘Never a dull moment!’ 1970L. M. Feinsilver Taste of Yiddish iii. 345 Danny Kaye and other entertainers got their starts as tumelers in the Catskills. 1977New Yorker 12 Sept. 86/3 A summer job as part-time social director and tummler at a hotel in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. 1984Times 20 Mar. 12/3 Why should she not believe the agents and promoters, the spivs and tummlers? |