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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
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
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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