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barker

The correct spelling is barker.

How to pronounce barker

noun

Say it like: Bar-ker

The correct spelling is barker. Someone or something who barks. For example: "My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night."

Usage Examples

My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night.

Bob had amassed a considerable stockpile of double entendres from his days working as a barker for a strip joint.

The barker mode of the arcade video game convinced the teenager to spend a quarter.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Someone or something who barks.
  2. 2.A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
  3. 3.A shelf-talker.
  4. 4.A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
  5. 5.A pistol.

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