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barker
| barker's mill
| barkery
| barking deer
| barking frog
| barking irons
barker
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun barker has 2 senses
- barker(n = noun.person) Array - someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers; Array is a kind of booster, plugger, promoter
- barker(n = noun.animal) bow-wow, doggie, doggy, pooch - informal terms for dogs; Array is a kind of canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog
Derived form verb bark4
Derived form verb bark4
CIDE DICTIONARY
barker, n.
- An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably. [1913 Webster]
- One who stands at the doors of shops to urg1913 Webster]
- A pistol. Dickens. [1913 Webster]
- The spotted redshank. [1913 Webster]
barker, n.
One who strips trees of their bark. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
barker, n. a tout at an auction, sideshow, etc., who calls out for custom to passers-by.
Etymology
BARK(1) + -ER(1)
THESAURUS
barker
MC, auteur, ballyhoo man, ballyhooer, callboy, canvasser, costume designer, costumer, costumier, director, emcee, equestrian director, exhibitor, impresario, makeup man, master of ceremonies, pitchman, playreader, producer, prompter, ringmaster, scenewright, set designer, showman, solicitor, spieler, stage director, stage manager, theater man, theatrician, ticket collector, tout, touter, usher, usherer, usherette
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