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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