barker

English

noun
Definitions
  • Someone or something who bark#Etymology_2|barks.
  • A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
  • A shelf-talker.
  • (video games) A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
  • (slang) A pistol.
  • The spotted redshank.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English berkere affix from English bark (dog noise, surface of tree, covering of tree, make the noise).

Origin

English

bark

Gloss

dog noise, surface of tree, covering of tree, make the noise

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