name
Meaning 1
An English surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
barker
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɑːrkər/
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General-American: /ˈbɑɹkɚ/
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homophone: barker
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/ˈbɑː(ɹ)kɚ/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kɚ
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CMU ARPABET: B AA1 R K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Broome County, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Niagara County, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 6
A village in Colonia department, Uruguay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
Someone or something who barks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: latrant
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Bob had amassed a considerable stockpile of double entendres from his days working as a barker for a strip joint.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tout, spruiker
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: doorsman
noun
Meaning 9
A shelf-talker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 10
A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
Examples
- The barker looks action-packed, but actually playing the game is rather dull.
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noun
Meaning 11
A pistol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, slang
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: barking iron
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
The spotted redshank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 13
A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
- The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.
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noun
Meaning 14
A tanner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
- The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the introduction of more effective tanning agents, but it lives on as a surname.
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noun
Meaning 15
A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Run these logs through the barker so we can use them as fence posts.
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noun
Meaning 16
informal terms for dogs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pooch, doggie, doggy, bow-wow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris
noun
Meaning 17
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: promoter, booster, plugger
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English barker (“shepherd; tanner”).
From Middle English berkere; equivalent to bark (“dog noise”) + -er.
From Middle English barker; equivalent to bark (“surface of tree”) + -er.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Latin: lātrātor — one who barks
- Czech: vyvolávač — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- Czech: nadháněč — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- French: aboyeur — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- German: Anpreiser — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- German: Rekommandeur — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- German: Marktschreier — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- Greek: κράχτης (kráchtis) — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- Italian: buttadentro — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- Japanese: 客引き — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- Occitan: abaiaire — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- Turkish: çığırtkan — person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby
- Spanish: cascador — a person who strips needed or valuable bark
- Spanish: cascarillero — a person who strips needed or valuable bark
- Czech: odkorňovač — a tool or machine for bark removal
- Czech: loupač kůry — a tool or machine for bark removal
Real reading context