barker Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
  2. noun informal terms for dogs
    doggie; pooch; doggy; bow-wow.

WordNet


Bark"er noun
Definitions
  1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.
  2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg passers by to make purchases. Cant, Eng.
  3. A pistol. Slang Dickens.
  4. (Zoöl.) The spotted redshank.
Bark"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who strips trees of their bark.

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