p. t. barnum ptarmigan • pt boat · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · p. t. barnum · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891). Synonyms: Barnum, P. T. Barnum, Phineas Taylor Barnum. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 . full stop U+002E a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075