Barker
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Occupation
A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, such as a carnival, by exhorting passing public, describing attractions of show and emphasizing variety, novelty, beauty, or some other feature believed to incite listeners to attend entertainment. A barker may conduct a brief free show, introducing performers and describing acts to be given at the feature performance. A barker is also a southern term for whore in the UK.
The term barker can also apply to a television channel which has a continuous loop of programming, such as a pay-per-view preview channel or one demonstrating the various services of a cable or satellite service.
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People
People whose surname is or was Barker include
- Barker, Arj, (born 1974), U.S. comedian, actor
- Barker, Bernard, Watergate burglar
- Barker, Bob, (born 1923), game show host, television personality
- Barker, Clive, (born 1952), British horror author
- Barker, Collet (1784-1831), Explorer
- Barker, Dave, guitarist from Trial of Error.
- Barker, Edmund Henry, (1788-1839)
- Barker, George, (1882-1965), U.S. painter
- Barker, George, (1913-1991), British poet
- Barker, Jane, 18th century British poet and novelist
- Barker, Kate "Ma", (born Arizona Clark c.1871-1935), reputed gang leader
- Barker, Les, British comedian
- Barker, Lex, (1919-1973), actor
- Barker, Pat, author
- Barker, Ronnie, (1929-2005), British comedian
- Barker, Travis, (born 1975), Drummer from Blink 182,Plus-44 & Box Car Racer
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Places
- Division of Barker is an electorate for the Australian House of Representatives.
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School
- Barker College is a private college in Sydney, Australia