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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barker \Bark"er\, n.
     1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors
        unreasonably.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg? passers by to


        make purchases. [Cant, Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A pistol. [Slang] --Dickens.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Zool.) The spotted redshank.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barker \Bark"er\, n.
     One who strips trees of their bark.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  barker
       n 1: someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and
            gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
       2: informal terms for dogs [syn: {pooch}, {doggie}, {doggy}, {bow-wow}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "barker":
     MC, auteur, ballyhoo man, ballyhooer, callboy, canvasser,
     costume designer, costumer, costumier, director, emcee,
     equestrian director, exhibitor, impresario, makeup man,
     master of ceremonies, pitchman, playreader, producer, prompter,
     ringmaster, scenewright, set designer, showman, solicitor, spieler,
     stage director, stage manager, theater man, theatrician,
     ticket collector, tout, touter, usher, usherer, usherette
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Barker, NY (village, FIPS 4440)
    Location: 43.32741 N, 78.55384 W
    Population (1990): 569 (224 housing units)
    Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 14012

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Barker, NY -- U.S. village in New York
     Population (2000):    577
     Housing Units (2000): 234
     Land area (2000):     0.420455 sq. miles (1.088974 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.420455 sq. miles (1.088974 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            04440
     Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
     Location:             43.327466 N, 78.553592 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     14012
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Barker, NY
      Barker
  

















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