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Definition of Barker
1. Noun. Someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers.
2. Noun. Informal terms for dogs.
Generic synonyms: Canis Familiaris, Dog, Domestic Dog
Derivative terms: Bark
Definition of Barker
1. n. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.
2. n. One who strips trees of their bark.
Definition of Barker
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English) ¹
2. Noun. Someone or something who barks. ¹
3. Noun. A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival. ¹
4. Noun. A shelf-talker. ¹
5. Noun. (video games) A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game. ¹
6. Noun. (obsolete 1811) A person that removes the bark from wood, or prepares it for use in tanning. ¹
7. Noun. A machine used to remove the bark from wood. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barker
1. one that barks [n -S] - See also: barks
Medical Definition of Barker
1.
One who strips trees of their bark.
1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably.
2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg passers by to make purchases.
3. A pistol.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Barker
Literary usage of Barker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1885)
"Then the officers quarrelled amongst them- M'lve>; barker and Roche fought, ...
barker and some eight or nine with him were killed, others were wounded, ..."
2. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1864)
"barker, 1615, folio. In the Library of lit. John's College, Oxford, is a copy of
... R. barker. 1631, 8vo. With genealogies on page 3, two Scots holding ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Exchequer by Great Britain Court of Exchequer, Charles John Crompton, John Jervis, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber (1833)
"Roberts, therein described as surviving executor of William barker, Sarah barker,
therein described as widow of the said William barker, and // barker, ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1899)
"I wish to acknowledge the aid I have received from the Memorial of Josiah" barker,
by Henry H. Edes, privately printed in 1871, a part of which appeared in ..."
5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"barker, 5 Watts, 391, which was decided on the title now in question. ...
Daniel Broadhead was the owner of the warrant in the name of William barker. ..."
6. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1867)
"Founded on an Incident in Smith's Virginia. By JN barker. ... 3393 barker.
An Oration, Delivered at Philadelphia Vauxhall Gardens, on the Forty-First ..."
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