Barkers
noun
- Someone or something who barks.
"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.
"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.
"The barker mode of the arcade video game convinced the teenager to spend a quarter."
- A pistol.
noun
- A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.
"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.
"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.
"Run these logs through the barker so we can use them as fence posts."
SYNONYMS
Total: 13 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Barkers"
Barkers is a 7-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Barkers" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "barkers" is a medium-scoring word.