barker

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

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  • He was dressed flashily enough to be a carnival barker, and carried a row of pencils in a vest pocket and a notebook sticking out of another pocket. —  159 - Death Is A Round Black Spot
  • He started off as a sideshow barker, and a shyster lawyer was impressed with his voice and his manner and his unusual show of language, and tutored him in the fine art of shystering. —  Astounding, January 1943
  • And today you shall join the ranks of those who can say, ‘I myself have seen the Dancing Spindle and climbed the steps of the Spindle’s Tower He sounded like a barker outside a carnival tent. —  forestmage
  • He wore a dazzling green hat and a blinding-yellow necktie, both new The barker was a pleasant-natured soul. —  014 - The Monsters
  • Can just see it, like a carnival barker: 'Step right up folks. —  BEN BOVA
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/ˈbɑrkər/
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