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barker
noun [C] /ˈbɑː.kər/
/ˈbɑːr.kɚ/ old-fashionedDefinition
› a person who advertises an activity at a public event by calling out to people who are walking past: a fairground/circus barkerPeople who sell thingsTraders, merchants and entrepreneurs
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