Definition of "barker" [bark•er]

• One, such as a dog, that makes a bark or a barking sound. (noun)
• An employee who stands before the entrance to a show, as at a carnival, and solicits customers with a loud sales spiel. (noun)
• One that removes bark from trees or logs or prepares it for tanning. (noun)

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• ""Anyone who uses the term 'barker' is betraying their ignorance," Baker said."
• "Gradually it dawned on Bob that this man was acting in the capacity of "barker" -- that with quite admirable perspicacity and accuracy, he was engaged in selecting from the countless throngs the few possible purchasers for Lucky Lands."
• "Forensic investigators have been pouring over the parched ground of this so-called barker ranch."