Wild West show

American  

noun

1. an entertainment, often as part of a circus, representing scenes and events from the early history of the western U.S. and displaying feats of marksmanship, horseback riding, rope twirling, and the like.

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Wild West show British  

noun

1. a show or circus act presenting feats of horsemanship, shooting, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Wild West show

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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Wild West show

In a conversation with The Associated Press, Griffin says he learned to love the spotlight during five years as an expert rodeo hand in a Wild West show at Paris’ Disneyland park.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2021

Scout William F. Cody marries a U.S. senator’s daughter, fights the Cheyenne and leads a Wild West show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2021

But what about Frank Butler, the sharpshooting star of a traveling Wild West show?

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2020

By 1922, Strand was married to the beautiful, buxom, boisterous Rebecca — “Beck” — a daughter of Rachel Samuels, a Jewish opera singer, and Nate Salsbury, Buffalo Bill Cody’s partner in the Wild West show.

From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2019

A train with a more lighthearted cargo also headed for Chicago, this one leased by Buffalo Bill for his Wild West show.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson