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barnstormer

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English barnstorm Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English barnstormer From barnstorm + -er.

  1. One who barnstorms.

    Also a prince's cook; and even the water-carrier of that sublime lord of lords and king of kings, the Governor-General of India! How broad they were in their tastes! They also murdered actors—poor wandering barnstormers.

    “Craig’s final film as the diva of British intelligence is an epic barnstormer, […]