carnival barker
Fairground attraction announcer
A carnival barker is a person who stands outside a show, ride, or attraction at a carnival or fair, loudly pitching passersby to come in: The carnival barker promised the world's smallest horse.
The term extends to anyone using aggressive, exaggerated salesmanship: He sounds like a carnival barker hawking miracle cures.
- sideshowSecondary carnival attraction
- hawkerRoving vocal merchant
- megaphonePortable voice amplifier
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- big topMain circus tent
circus · pitchman · snake oil salesman · tent · midway · prize booth · crowd · huckster · showman · spiel · loudmouth · cotton candy · ferris wheel · penny arcade · attractions · ticket · striped · mustache
- amusement park soundsscreams, laughter, music, bells, crowd noise
- fairgroundsfairground, ferris wheel, carousel, cotton candy, funnel cake
- smooth talkerssmooth talker, smooth-talker, sweet talker, sweet-talker, fast talker
- peddlerspeddler, hawker, vendor, street vendor, pushcart
- promoterspromoter, music promoter, concert promoter, party promoter, club promoter
- pitchmenpitchman, pitchwoman, hawker, huckster, tout
carnival barkerstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
truth-teller · fact-checker · debunker · honest broker · whistleblower
carnival barkerticket taker
Admission verifier at venues
usher · doorman · gatekeeper · cashier · attendant
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