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barker

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kɚ/
Audio (General Australian): (file)

Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kɚ

Etymology 1

From Middle English berkere; equivalent to bark (“dog noise”) +‎ -er.

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

Someone or something who barks.
Synonym: (obsolete) latrant

My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night.
- 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 42:
  Edmund was barker on sight, like foolish stay-at-home dogs.
A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
Synonyms: tout, (Australia) spruiker

Hyponym: doorsman

Bob had amassed a considerable stockpile of double entendres from his days working as a barker for a strip joint.
- 1893, James Otis, The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair‎:
  […] this fakir was doing a big business, as was shown by the fact that he could afford to hire a barker, who cried continually at the full strength of his lungs: "Come up now, and try your luck! […] "
- 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly‎, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
  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.
A shelf-talker.
(video games) A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
The barker looks action-packed, but actually playing the game is rather dull.
(slang, dated) A pistol.
Synonym: barking iron
- 1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress. […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC:
  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.
- 1969, George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman, page 45:
  Parkin, the Oxford Street gunmaker, sent me a brace of barkers in silver mountings, with my initials engraved—good for trade, I imagine.
The spotted redshank.

Derived terms

barker channel

Translations

one who barks

Latin: lātrātor m

person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby

Czech: vyvolávač m, nadháněč m
French: aboyeur (fr) m
German: Anpreiser m, Rekommandeur m, Marktschreier (de) m
Greek: κράχτης (el) m (kráchtis)
Italian: buttadentro m
Occitan: abaiaire m
Turkish: çığırtkan (tr)

Etymology 2

From Middle English barker; equivalent to bark (“surface of tree”) +‎ -er.

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

(historical) A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.
The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.
(obsolete) A tanner.
The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the introduction of more effective tanning agents, but it lives on as a surname.
A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.
Run these logs through the barker so we can use them as fence posts.

Translations

a person who strips needed or valuable bark

Spanish: cascador, cascarillero

a tool or machine for bark removal

Czech: odkorňovač m, loupač kůry m

Anagrams

braker, Braker

Middle English

Alternative forms

berker, barkere, barkar

Etymology

From bark +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbarkər(ə)/

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

tanner, barker

Descendants

English: barker

References

“barker, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English barker.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾkeɾ/ [ˈbaɾ.kɛɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾkeɾ
Syllabification: bar‧ker

Noun

barker (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜇ᜔)

barker that calls out passengers at a public transportation terminal

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kɚ/
Audio (General Australian): (file)

Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kɚ

Etymology 1

From Middle English berkere; equivalent to bark (“dog noise”) +‎ -er.

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

Someone or something who barks.
Synonym: (obsolete) latrant

My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night.
- 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 42:
  Edmund was barker on sight, like foolish stay-at-home dogs.
A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
Synonyms: tout, (Australia) spruiker

Hyponym: doorsman

Bob had amassed a considerable stockpile of double entendres from his days working as a barker for a strip joint.
- 1893, James Otis, The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair‎:
  […] this fakir was doing a big business, as was shown by the fact that he could afford to hire a barker, who cried continually at the full strength of his lungs: "Come up now, and try your luck! […] "
- 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly‎, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
  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.
A shelf-talker.
(video games) A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
The barker looks action-packed, but actually playing the game is rather dull.
(slang, dated) A pistol.
Synonym: barking iron
- 1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress. […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC:
  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.
- 1969, George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman, page 45:
  Parkin, the Oxford Street gunmaker, sent me a brace of barkers in silver mountings, with my initials engraved—good for trade, I imagine.
The spotted redshank.

Derived terms

barker channel

Translations

one who barks

Latin: lātrātor m

person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby

Czech: vyvolávač m, nadháněč m
French: aboyeur (fr) m
German: Anpreiser m, Rekommandeur m, Marktschreier (de) m
Greek: κράχτης (el) m (kráchtis)
Italian: buttadentro m
Occitan: abaiaire m
Turkish: çığırtkan (tr)

Etymology 2

From Middle English barker; equivalent to bark (“surface of tree”) +‎ -er.

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

(historical) A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.
The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.
(obsolete) A tanner.
The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the introduction of more effective tanning agents, but it lives on as a surname.
A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.
Run these logs through the barker so we can use them as fence posts.

Translations

a person who strips needed or valuable bark

Spanish: cascador, cascarillero

a tool or machine for bark removal

Czech: odkorňovač m, loupač kůry m

Anagrams

braker, Braker

Middle English

Alternative forms

berker, barkere, barkar

Etymology

From bark +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbarkər(ə)/

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

tanner, barker

Descendants

English: barker

References

“barker, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English barker.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾkeɾ/ [ˈbaɾ.kɛɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾkeɾ
Syllabification: bar‧ker

Noun

barker (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜇ᜔)

barker that calls out passengers at a public transportation terminal

English

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Danish

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Danish

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Middle English

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Tagalog

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