barker

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see also: Barker

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Noun

barker (plural barkers)

1. Someone or something who bark#Etymology_2|barks.

   My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night.

2. A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.

   Bob had amassed a considerable stockpile of double entendres from his days working as a barker for a strip joint.

3. A shelf-talker.
4. (video games) A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.

   The barker mode of the arcade video game convinced the teenager to spend a quarter.

5. (slang, dated) A pistol.
6. The spotted redshank.

Synonyms

• spruik
• tout

Translations

• French: aboyeur

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

1. (historical) A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark#Etymology_1|bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.

   The professor of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.

2. (obsolete) A tanner.

   The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the introduction of more effective tanning agents, but it lives on as a surname.

3. A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.

   Run these logs through the barker so we can use them as fence posts.

Translations

• Spanish: cascador, cascarillero

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Barker

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈbɑɹkɚ/

Proper noun

1. Surname

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