Barnstormer

2 definitions found

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

  Barnstormer \Barn"storm`er\, n. [Barn + storm, v.]
     1. An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a
        theatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who
        plays in the country away from the larger cities. --
        {Barn"storm`ing}, n. [Theatrical Cant]
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. an aviator who flies an airplane from place to place,
        usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying
        passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning
        money. It was a practise common in the early days of
        aviation, but by late 20th century was seldom encountered.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  barnstormer
       n 1: an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
            [syn: {playactor}, {play-actor}, {trouper}]
       2: a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of
          stunt flying and parachuting [syn: {stunt flier}, {stunt
          pilot}]