barker
Midway crowd-drawer
A barker is a person who stands outside a business—carnival attraction, strip club, auction house—loudly promoting it to passersby: The barker called out to the crowd, promising the show of a lifetime.
The term evokes old-fashioned carnival hucksterism.
Separately, a barker is simply a dog that barks.
Persuasive product demonstrator
- sideshowSecondary carnival attraction
- midwayEquidistant from both ends
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- spielPersuasive extended talk
huckster · ballyhoo · circus · tent · booth · tickets · attraction · crowd
Domesticated barking mammal
yapper · howler · growler · watchdog · guard-dog · kennel · leash · muzzle
pitchman
Persuasive product demonstrator
- sideshowSecondary carnival attraction
- midwayEquidistant from both ends
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
spiel · huckster · ballyhoo · circus · tent · booth · tickets · attraction · crowd · megaphone
dog
Domesticated barking mammal
whelp · yapper · howler · growler · watchdog · guard-dog · kennel · leash · muzzle · collar
pistol
Compact one-handed firearm
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
- sidearmPersonal weapon carried holstered
gun · derringer · flintlock · musket · blunderbuss · firelock · snubnose · holster · trigger · barrel
leather
Tanned animal skin
curing · vat · pelt · rawhide · cowhide · craftsman · leatherworker · sheepskin · chamois · suede
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- fairgroundferris wheel, carousel, bumper cars, roller coaster, merry-go-round
- fairgroundsfairground, ferris wheel, carousel, cotton candy, funnel cake
- Old Jobsblacksmith, farrier, wheelwright, chandler, apothecary
- persuaderspersuader, orator, orators, public speaker, speechmaker
barkerwhisperer
One who speaks softly
mute · listener · murmurer · wallflower · introvert
barkercashier
Till operator
ticket collector · doorman · bouncer · usher · gatekeeper
- all bark and no biteThreatening without acting
- tree barkWoody plant's outer covering
- barking up the wrong treePursuing a false lead
- bark up the wrong treePursue a false lead
- barked up the wrong treePursued a mistaken target
- dog barkingCanine vocal warning
bark, embark, barking, barked, disembark, embarked, embarks, embarking, barkers