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barker

1

[bahr-ker]

noun

  1. an animal or person that barks. bark.

  2. a person who stands before a theater, carnival sideshow, or the like, calling out its attractions to passers-by.

barker

2

[bahr-ker]

noun

  1. a person or thing that removes bark from trees.

  2. a person or thing that prepares bark for tanning.

Barker

1

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. George ( Granville ). 1913–91, British poet: author of Calamiterror (1937) and The True Confession of George Barker (1950)

  2. Howard . born 1946, British playwright: his plays include Claw (1975), The Castle (1985), A Hard Heart (1992), and 13 Objects (2003)

  3. Ronnie , full name Ronald William George Barker . 1929–2005, British comedian: known esp for his partnership with Ronnie Corbett (born 1930) in the TV series The Two Ronnies (1971–85)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

barker

2

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. an animal or person that barks

  2. a person who stands at a show, fair booth, etc, and loudly addresses passers-by to attract customers

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

barker

3

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. a person or machine that removes bark from trees or logs or prepares it for tanning

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of barker1

First recorded in 1350–1400, barker is from the Middle English word berker, berkar. See bark 1, -er 1

Origin of barker2

1375–1425, earlier as surname; late Middle English. See bark 2 (v.), -er 1
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But just down the 5 Freeway in Anaheim, the home of Disney, the hottest ticket in baseball this weekend belongs to a stilted pitcher, juggling infielders and a yellow-suited, top hat-wearing carnival barker.

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As "Some More News" laid out in painstaking detail Wednesday, Musk's reputation as a "genius" is created with the same carnival barker nonsense as Trump's reputation as a "businessman."

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Instead, this carnival barker has repackaged old hatreds from the past.

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I mean, literally physically starving a lot of the time, and he learned to be a carnival barker, a stilt walker.

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Trump’s “art of the steal” and his very skillful gaslighting can also be described as the art of the fairground barker à la P.T.

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