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How to pronounce barker in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bow-wow, doggie, doggy, pooch
Type of canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog
Derivation bark
Type Words
Type of booster, plugger, promoter
Derivation bark

Examples of barker

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Casey Mears needs a megaphone and carnival barker to draw reporters to his area.
From the sportingnews.com
Barker Schwartz says audience members can close their eyes and enjoy the melody.
From the timesunion.com
Barker also sees the benefits of sharing what he describes as a tech eco-system.
From the independent.co.uk
As a barker in the French Quarter, Focht is not allowed to step onto the street.
From the thenewstribune.com
Barker fears her job could be next if voters approve the property-tax amendment.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Barker and Lineker were supported by John Inverdale and Clare Balding that year.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Barker went on to testify that he then briefed the other men about the burglary.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Barker says he doesn't buy Romney's recent bid to reach out to the middle class.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Barker and Kane then scored power-play goals 18 seconds apart late in the second.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
  • Pooch: informal terms for dogs
  • Barker (dates unknown) was an English amateur cricketer who made 6 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1785 to 1793.
  • A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, such as a circus or funfair, by exhorting passing public, describing attractions of show and emphasizing variety, novelty, beauty, or some other feature believed to incite listeners to attend entertainment. ...
  • Barker is a surname of Irish origin, and may refer to:
  • A barker channel is a TV channel that is used almost entirely for promotion and advertising, usually marketing various features of the service carrying the channel. The name is derived from the circus barker, who stood outside a circus and shouted to passers-by to encourage them to enter the circus.
  • The Barker is a 1928 romantic drama film which tells the story of a woman who comes between a man and his estranged son. It stars Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill, Betty Compson, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and released by First National Pictures in December 1928. ...
  • Barkers Department Stores was a U.S. discount store chain in the 1960s and 1970s, operated by Franklin Stores Corporation of Bronx. In 1978 the Barkers name disappeared from the stores, as they were merged into the Kings Department Stores. The whole chain collapsed in 1982.
  • A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist George Barker (1776-1845)