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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)k�(r)|-��(r)k�(r)
Etymology1
From bark#Etymology_2|bark (the animal noise sense) + -er.
Noun
en-noun
- Someone or something who bark#Etymology_2|barks.
#:My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night.
- 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.
Etymology2
From bark#Etymology_1|bark (the tree sense) + -er.
Noun
en-noun
- obsolete|1811 A person that removes the bark#Etymology_1|bark from wood, or prepares it for use in tanning.
#:The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the introduction of more effective tanning agents, but it lives on as a surname.
- A machine used to remove the bark from wood.
#:Run these logs through the barker so we can use them as fence posts.
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