 6 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
barker
noun
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}, {bow-wow}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Barker \Bark"er\, noun
1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors
unreasonably.
2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg? passers by to
make purchases. [Cant, Eng.]
3. A pistol. [Slang] --Dickens.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The spotted redshank.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Barker \Bark"er\, noun
One who strips trees of their bark.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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
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