tummler

Meaning

Noun

• An employee, usually male, of a Borscht Belt resort charged with the duty of entertaining guests throughout the day by providing any number of services, from comedian to master of ceremonies.
• A lively, mischievous man.
• A person with an official role which involves facilitating social interaction.

Origin

• Circa 1930, from Yiddish טומלער. Related to English tumble, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną.