barkers

Noun

barker (plural barkers)

1. Someone or something who barks.
   • My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night.

   Synonyms:

   latrant

2. A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
   • Bob had amassed a considerable stockpile of double entendres from his days working as a barker for a strip joint.

   Synonyms:

   tout, spruiker

3. A shelf-talker.
4. A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
   • The barker looks action-packed, but actually playing the game is rather dull.
5. (dated, slang) A pistol.
   • Barney, opening a cupboard, brought forth several articles, which he hastily crammed into the pockets.
     “Barkers for me, Barney," said Toby Crackit.
     “Here they are,” replied Barney, producing a pair of pistols.1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Oliver Twist; […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   barking iron

6. The spotted redshank.

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