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barker
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bark·er 1  (bärkr)
n.
1. One, such as a dog, that makes a bark or a barking sound.
2. An employee who stands before the entrance to a show, as at a carnival, and solicits customers with a loud sales spiel.

barker
Noun
a person at a fairground who loudly addresses passers-by to attract customers
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Noun1.barkerbarker - someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
plugger, promoter, booster - someone who is an active supporter and advocate
2.barkerbarker - informal terms for dogs
Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"

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The park sometimes employs barkers to lure visitors in to what is essentially a haunted house.
It rejected the barkers and the cheap huckstering of the old Coney, but its unrelenting merchandizing was as unrelenting as anything that Coney or Blackpool ever tolerated.
Ristorante Pappagallo, Barkers in West Bay, (345) 949-1119.
 
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