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+ | '''Barker''' was a [[Wizardkind|wizard or witch]] who co-founded the [[broomstick]]-making company [[Flyte and Barker]] along with [[Flyte]].<ref>{{QTA|R|9}}</ref> |
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| − | *The first name of Barker is never revealed, besides if this is his or her first name. But it is most likely a surname. |
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| − | *Barker's name is only said in the Broomstick Company name [[Flyte and Barker]] which is only mentioned in [[Quidditch Through the Ages]]. |
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| + | The surname Barker derives from an English occupational name for a leather tanner, from Middle English ''bark(en)'', "to tan".<ref name="ancestry">"[http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=barker Barker]" on Ancestry.com</ref><ref name="surnamedb">"[http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Barker Barker]" on the Internet Surname Database</ref> Tree bark was once used in the process of tanning leather.<ref name="ancestry" /><ref name="surnamedb" /> |
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| − | A "barker" is an employee who stands before the entrance to a show, as at a carnival, and solicits customers with a loud sales spiel. |
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| + | It may also derive from an occupational name for a shepherd, from the Old French word ''bercher''/''bercher'', "shepherd", from the Late [[Latin]] ''berbicarius'', from the Latin ''berbex'', "ram".<ref name="ancestry" /><ref name="surnamedb" /> |
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| + | "Barker" is an English word for a person whose job involves calling out to people walking by in the hope of soliciting customers for a particular business or attraction (such as at a carnival).<ref>"[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barker barker]" on Wiktionary</ref> |
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| + | [[ru:Баркер (волшебник)]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:49, 7 May 2022
Barker was a wizard or witch who co-founded the broomstick-making company Flyte and Barker along with Flyte.[1]
Etymology
The surname Barker derives from an English occupational name for a leather tanner, from Middle English bark(en), "to tan".[2][3] Tree bark was once used in the process of tanning leather.[2][3]
It may also derive from an occupational name for a shepherd, from the Old French word bercher/bercher, "shepherd", from the Late Latin berbicarius, from the Latin berbex, "ram".[2][3]
"Barker" is an English word for a person whose job involves calling out to people walking by in the hope of soliciting customers for a particular business or attraction (such as at a carnival).[4]
Appearances
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)