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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Name
Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːrkər/

Definition 1:
• An English surname originating as an occupation.

Definition 2:
• A number of places in the United States:
• A town in Broome County, New York.

Definition 3:
• A number of places in the United States:
• A village in Niagara County, New York.

Definition 4:
• A number of places in the United States:
• An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.

Definition 5:
• A number of places in the United States:
• An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.

Definition 6:
• A village in Colonia department, Uruguay.
Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/

Definition 1:
• Someone or something who barks.
Example: My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: latrant

Definition 2:
• A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.
Example: The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.
Labels: historical

Definition 3:
• A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
Example: Bob had amassed a considerable stockpile of double entendres from his days working as a barker for a strip joint.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: tout, spruiker

Definition 4:
• A tanner.
Example: The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the introduction of more effective tanning agents, but it lives on as a surname.
Labels: obsolete

Definition 5:
• A shelf-talker.

Definition 6:
• A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.
Example: Run these logs through the barker so we can use them as fence posts.

Definition 7:
• A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
Example: The barker looks action-packed, but actually playing the game is rather dull.
Labels: video-games

Definition 8:
• A pistol.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: barking iron
Labels: dated, slang

Definition 9:
• The spotted redshank.

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barker