Barker
['bɑːkə] or ['bɑrkɚ]
Definition
(noun.) someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers.
Inputed by Chris--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.
(n.) One who stands at the doors of shops to urg/ passers by to make purchases.
(n.) A pistol.
(n.) The spotted redshank.
(n.) One who strips trees of their bark.
Editor: Woodrow
Examples
- Barker, of Philadelphia, a big, good-natured philosopher, whose valuable advice Edison esteemed highly. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Barker cabled as follows from Paris, announcing the decision of the expert jury which passed upon the exhibits: Accept my congratulations. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- You hag, you cat, you dog, you brimstone barker! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Barker, and a third by Simon Lake. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But it's not Phil Barker's time,' said the Jew, looking up. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Barker, January 6, 1836, but it remained for the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century to give the band saw its prominence in woodworking machines. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I've got Phil Barker here: so drunk, that a boy might take him! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- In the _Electrical Review_ he said, In 1878 I went down to see Professor Barker, at Philadelphia, and he showed me an arc lamp--the first I had seen. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I see Mrs. Barker doing up the lunch in a hamper and a great basket. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- In what is called Barker's mill, brought out in the 18th century, substantially the same form of engine is seen with water substituted for the steam. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Barkers for me, Barney,' said Toby Crackit. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Editor: Mervin