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barker
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b??(?)k?(?)/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k?(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English berkere; equivalent to bark (“dog noise”) +? -er.
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.
- Hyponym: doorsman
- 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.
- 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.
- Barney, opening a cupboard, brought forth several articles, which he hastily crammed into the pockets.
- The spotted redshank.
Synonyms
- spruik
- tout
Translations
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 professor 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
Danish
Noun
barker
- indefinite plural of bark
Middle English
Alternative forms
- berker, barkere, barkar
Etymology
From bark +? -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bark?r(?)/
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.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
barker m
- indefinite plural of bark
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busker
English
Etymology
busk +? -er
Pronunciation
Noun
busker (plural buskers)
- (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Canada) A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market.
Translations
See also
- street artist
- street musician
- street performer
Anagrams
- Bukers, Bureks, bureks, burkes
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
busker m
- indefinite plural of busk
busker From the web:
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