barker

Questions about barker

What does barker mean?

barker means "someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in barker?

barker has 2 syllables: bar-ker. The stress falls on "bar". In IPA it is /ˈbɑɹkɚ/.

What is another word for barker?

Close synonyms include pooch, doggie, doggy, bow-wow. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is barker a common word?

barker is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.