carny
Fair booth operator
A carny is a person who works at a carnival, typically operating rides or running games on the midway.
The word carries connotations of seediness—carnies are stereotyped as drifters, con artists, or rough characters: The carny running the ring toss looked like he hadn't slept in days.
Also spelled carnie.
The word can also refer to carnival culture or lifestyle generally.
Show entrance promoter
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- illusionistPerformer of visual deception
- jugglerMulti-object thrower-catcher
magician · acrobat · clown · fire-eater · sword-swallower · contortionist · stilt-walker · ventriloquist
Equidistant from both ends
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- ridesTravels aboard something
- funhouseCarnival attraction with illusions
games · prizes · popcorn · tickets · carousel · tents · booths · concessions
Moving from place to place
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- itinerantMoving for work
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
- nomadicWithout fixed residence
wanderer · seasonal · roadie · roustabout · lot · jump · route · setup
barker
Show entrance promoter
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- illusionistPerformer of visual deception
juggler · magician · acrobat · clown · fire-eater · sword-swallower · contortionist · stilt-walker · ventriloquist · hypnotist
midway
Equidistant from both ends
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- ridesTravels aboard something
funhouse · games · prizes · popcorn · tickets · carousel · tents · booths · concessions · arcade
traveling
Moving from place to place
nomadic · wanderer · seasonal · roadie · roustabout · lot · jump · route · setup · teardown
freakshow
Exhibition of curiosities
- curiositiesUnusual things worth examining
- odditiesUnusual or strange things
- gaffBarbed fishing pole
ballyhoo · spectacle · bally · pitch · blow-off · attraction · exhibit · tent · platform · annex
mark
Visible impression or sign
hanky-pank · patch · fixer · heat · beef · nut · score · gaff
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- Carny Slangbarker, roustabout, big top, shill, mark
- Sideshowfreak show, sideshow, bearded lady, fat lady, tattooed lady
- blue-collar jobsfactory work, factory worker, factory workers, construction, farm hand
- circus workersacrobat, clown, ringmaster, trapeze artist, lion tamer
- Street Performersbusker, street performer, street singer, street dancer, juggler
carnyoffice worker
Indoor professional employee
desk jockey · white-collar worker · banker · accountant · bureaucrat
Respected local leader
townie · local · straight arrow · square · bourgeois
carnyhomebody
One preferring domestic life
townie · homeowner · local · permanent resident · suburbanite
- 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
carnival, carnal, incarnation, carnation, reincarnation, carnality, carney, carnie, carnies