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Definition of Barnstormer
1. Noun. An actor who travels around the country presenting plays.
Generic synonyms: Actor, Histrion, Player, Role Player, Thespian
Derivative terms: Playact
2. Noun. A pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting.
Generic synonyms: Airplane Pilot, Pilot
Derivative terms: Barnstorm
Definition of Barnstormer
1. n. An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a theatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who plays in the country away from the larger cities.
Definition of Barnstormer
1. Noun. one who barnstorms; one whose profession is barnstorming ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barnstormer
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barnstormer
Literary usage of Barnstormer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dogdom: Monthly (1920)
"... Joseph Rüssel; res., Richmond Invader, Richmond Kennels. Debutante dogs and
bitches—1, Who Cares; 2, Brentwood barnstormer; 3, Geelong Swordsman; res., ..."
2. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine by Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (1894)
"Editor—I regret, Mr. barnstormer, that my paper referred to your starring trip
as a " starving one. ..."
3. C.S.R. Blue Book of Dogdom (1911)
"(2)—Dogs—Glenmere Goshen, Glenmere Kennels; res., barnstormer. Bitches—Glenmere
Channel Queen; res., Glenmere Belle. LKA of A. at Mineola, ..."
4. Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 by Williamson Murray (1983)
"Ernest Udet, a great fighter pilot in World War I and barnstormer of the 1920's,
received an appointment as head of the Luftwaffe's technical departments as ..."
5. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"... mummer; mugger (properly an actor who makes free play with his face) ; tragedy
or comedy merchant ; pro; stroller ; cackle-faker ; barnstormer ; surf. ..."
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