barker

barker
    n 1: someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival)
         and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
    2: informal terms for dogs [syn: {pooch}, {doggie}, {doggy},
       {barker}, {bow-wow}]
    

Barker \Bark"er\, n.
   1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors
      unreasonably.
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   2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg? passers by to
      make purchases. [Cant, Eng.]
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   3. A pistol. [Slang] --Dickens.
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   4. (Zool.) The spotted redshank.
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Barker \Bark"er\, n.
   One who strips trees of their bark.
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Barker, NY (village, FIPS 4440)
  Location: 43.32741 N, 78.55384 W
  Population (1990): 569 (224 housing units)
  Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 14012
    

Barker, NY -- U.S. village in New York
   Population (2000):    577
   Housing Units (2000): 234
   Land area (2000):     0.420455 sq. miles (1.088974 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.420455 sq. miles (1.088974 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            04440
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             43.327466 N, 78.553592 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     14012
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Barker, NY
    Barker
    

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "barker":
      MC, auteur, ballyhoo man, ballyhooer, callboy, canvasser,
      costume designer, costumer, costumier, director, emcee,
      equestrian director, exhibitor, impresario, makeup man,
      master of ceremonies, pitchman, playreader, producer, prompter,
      ringmaster, scenewright, set designer, showman, solicitor, spieler,
      stage director, stage manager, theater man, theatrician,
      ticket collector, tout, touter, usher, usherer, usherette