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barker

noun
  1. Someone or something who barks.

    "My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night."

  2. 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."

  3. A shelf-talker.

Synonymsbarking iron, spruik, tout

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