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boother

boother noun: a performer who operates from a booth.

Noun

boother (plural boothers)

  1. A performer who operates from a booth.
    • They parade in their theatrical attire, dance quadrilles and hornpipes, fight with broadswords, and make speeches on the external platform of their booth. Histrionic art is seen to little advantage under these conditions, although it should be said that many notable players have commenced the study...1882, Dutton Cook, A Book of the Play, page 71

Forms of boother

pluralboothers

Origin of boother

booth + -er

Questions about boother

What does boother mean?
Boother means a performer who operates from a booth.
What part of speech is boother?
Boother is a noun.
What is the plural of boother?
The plural of boother is boothers.

Words near boother in the dictionary

  1. Boothbay Harbor
  2. Boothby
  3. Boothe
  4. bootheel
  5. bootheels
  6. boother
  7. boothers
  8. Boothes
  9. boothette
  10. boothettes
  11. Boothferry

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