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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Barnstormer \Barn"storm'er\, noun [Barn + storm, v.]
1. An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a theatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who plays in the country away from the larger cities. -- {Barn"storm'ing}, noun [Theatrical Cant]
2. an aviator who flies an airplane from place to place, usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning money. It was a practise common in the early days of aviation, but by late 20th century was seldom encountered. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
barnstormer
noun
1: an actor who travels around the country presenting plays [syn: {playactor}, {play-actor}, {trouper}]
2: a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting [syn: {stunt flier}, {stunt pilot}]
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