different between backer vs barker

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæk?(?)/
• Rhymes: -æk?(r)

Etymology 1

back +? -er

Noun

backer (plural backers)

1. One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.

Translations

Etymology 2

Adjective

backer

1. (phonetics) comparative form of back: more back
   • 2005, Martin J. Ball and Nicole Müller, Phonetics for Communication Disorders, p. 174:

     /e?/ This diphthong is a glide from mid front tongue position toward a higher, backer position similar to that of /?/.

Anagrams

• reback

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??(?)k?(?)/

• Rhymes: -??(?)k?(?)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

1. Someone or something who barks.

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

   Hyponym: doorsman

3. A shelf-talker.
4. (video games) A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.

5. (slang, dated) A pistol.

   Synonym: barking iron

   • 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.
6. The spotted redshank.

Synonyms

• spruik
• tout

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

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

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

2. (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.

3. A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.

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

Translations

Danish

Noun

barker

1. indefinite plural of bark

Middle English

Alternative forms

• berker, barkere, barkar

Etymology

From bark +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bark?r(?)/

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

1. tanner, barker

Descendants

• English: barker

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

barker m

1. indefinite plural of bark