BARKER

pooch, doggie, doggy, barker, bow-wow

(noun) informal terms for dogs

barker

(noun) someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Barker

A English surname.

Etymology 1

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

Someone or something who barks.

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

A shelf-talker.

(video games) A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.

(slang, dated) A pistol.

The spotted redshank.

Synonyms

• spruik

• tout

Etymology 2

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

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

(obsolete) A tanner.

A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bark"er, n.

1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.

2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg [Cant, Eng.]

3. A pistol. [Slang] Dickens.

4. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The spotted redshank.

Bark"er, n.

Definition: One who strips trees of their bark.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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