Meaning of Barker | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone or something who barks.
2. A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.
   historical
3. An English surname originating as an occupation.
4. A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
5. A tanner.
   obsolete
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A town in Broome County, New York.
8. A shelf-talker.
9. A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.
10. A village in Niagara County, New York.
11. A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
12. An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
13. A pistol.
    dated, slang
14. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
15. The spotted redshank.
16. A village in Colonia department, Uruguay.

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Examples

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

“Edmund was barker on sight, like foolish stay-at-home dogs.”

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

“For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.”

“The barker looks action-packed, but actually playing the game is rather dull.”

“Barney, opening a cupboard, brought forth several articles, which he hastily crammed into the pockets. “Barkers for me, Barney," said Toby Crackit. “Here they are,” replied Barney, producing a pair of pistols.”

“Parkin, the Oxford Street gunmaker, sent me a brace of barkers in silver mountings, with my initials engraved—good for trade, I imagine.”

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

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

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

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