barker

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone or something who barks.
    — My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night.
  2. A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation. historical
    — The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.
  3. A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
    — Bob had amassed a considerable stockpile of double entendres from his days working as a barker for a strip joint.
  4. A tanner. obsolete
    — The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the introduction of more effective tanning agents, but it lives on as a surname.
  5. A shelf-talker.
  6. A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.
    — Run these logs through the barker so we can use them as fence posts.
  7. A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
    — The barker looks action-packed, but actually playing the game is rather dull.
  8. A pistol. dated,slang
    — Barney, opening a cupboard, brought forth several articles, which he hastily crammed into the pockets. “Barkers for me, Barney," said Toby Crackit. “Here they are,” replied Barney, producing a pair of pistols.
  9. The spotted redshank.

词形变化

barkers plural barkers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
barker channel

词源

词源 1
From Middle English berkere; equivalent to bark (“dog noise”) + -er.
词源 2
From Middle English barker; equivalent to bark (“surface of tree”) + -er.
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