Synonyms:
barker
Meaning: someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
Usage examples
35 Jerry Barker
He and Mr. Barker began to run.
If Mr. Barker did no hitting, he did some running.
He made Mr. Barker run them too--it was the proverbial last straw.
Mrs. Barker wants a drink, and so do I," called the young hunter, driven to despair at last.
Mr. Benyon did not seem to be distressed by the exertion in the least; Mr. Barker emphatically did.
Atwood and Barker and she and I are all on one floor, and we often have a dish of tea together when we are not rushed."
Mr. Barker shared with Mr. Benyon the honour of being first man in. The Latchmere captain, as a captain, had become quite as much a figurehead as I had.
Mr. Benyon called out to him, but Mr. Barker neither stopped nor stayed. It seemed that the match was going to resolve itself into a game of single wicket.
But Mrs. Barker got on bravely, with the support of his strong arm, and chatted away so delightfully that Corny would really have enjoyed the walk, if his soul had not been yearning for catamounts.