barker
/ˈbɑː(ɹ)kɚ/noun
RareNot in standard dictionaries
1
Someone or something who barks.
2
A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
3
A shelf-talker.
4
A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
5
A pistol.
6
The spotted redshank.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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