BARKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does barker mean? 

• BARKER (noun)
  The noun BARKER has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: BARKER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BARKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("barker" is a kind of...):

booster; plugger; promoter (someone who is an active supporter and advocate)

Derivation:

bark (make barking sounds)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Informal terms for dogs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

barker; bow-wow; doggie; doggy; pooch

Hypernyms ("barker" is a kind of...):

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)

Derivation:

bark (make barking sounds)

 Context examples 

“I don’t know whether you would care to use my barkers,” said my father.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)