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Someone or something who barks.

Example: 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.

Example: Bob had amassed a considerable stockpile of double entendres from his days working as a barker for a strip joint.

A shelf-talker.

A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.

Example: The barker mode of the arcade video game convinced the teenager to spend a quarter.

A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.

Example: The professor of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.

A tanner.

Example: 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 unneeded bark from wood.

Example: Run these logs through the barker so we can use them as fence posts.