barker

bark-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who stands outside a show, event, or business and calls out to passersby to attract customers.

  2. 2.

    A dog that barks.

  3. 3.

    A surname.

Forms

plural: barkers

Related words

See also: bark, hawker, tout
Synonyms: hawker, tout

Etymology

From bark + -er, one who barks (either literally as a dog, or figuratively as a tout).