carney
Midway game operator
Carney is a variant spelling of carny—a carnival worker or the carnival world itself.
The term carries connotations of transience, showmanship, and mild seediness: The carney running the ring toss had been working fairs for thirty years.
Sometimes used as an adjective: carney tricks, carney life.
Equidistant from both ends
- barkerShow entrance promoter
- funhouseCarnival attraction with illusions
- carouselRevolving platform with seats
- ridesTravels aboard something
games · prizes · tents · tickets · clowns · balloons · rollercoaster · marquee
Exhibition of curiosities
- sword-swallowerOne who ingests blades
- fire-eaterPerformer swallowing flames
- contortionistOne who bends extremely
- strongmanPowerful lifter or despot
oddities · curiosities · gaff · illusionist · ventriloquist · bally · blow-off
midway
Equidistant from both ends
- barkerShow entrance promoter
- funhouseCarnival attraction with illusions
- carouselRevolving platform with seats
rides · games · prizes · tents · tickets · clowns · balloons · rollercoaster · marquee · popcorn
freakshow
Exhibition of curiosities
- sword-swallowerOne who ingests blades
- fire-eaterPerformer swallowing flames
- contortionistOne who bends extremely
strongman · oddities · curiosities · gaff · illusionist · ventriloquist · bally · blow-off
traveling
Moving from place to place
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
roadshow · fairground · circuit · trailer · setup · teardown · jump · route · showfolk
mark
Visible impression or sign
gaff · ding · heat · fixer · patch · flash · grind · tip · blow-off · slum
carneytownie
Non-student area resident
office worker · local · nine-to-fiver · permanent resident · white-collar worker
carneypillar of the community
Respected local leader
professional · white-collar worker · executive · businessman · bourgeois
- carnival ridesMechanical amusements at fairs
- carnival gameBooth competition for prizes
- carnival barkerFairground attraction promoter
- winter carnivalCold-season outdoor celebration
- carnival prizeAward from midway games
- school carnivalCampus fundraising festival