Meanings
plural barnstormers
- One who barnstorms.
“Craig’s final film as the diva of British intelligence is an epic barnstormer, […]
2021 September 28, Stephanie Goodman, “‘No Time to Die’: What the Critics Are Saying”, in The New York Times1 more example
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.
1897, Mark Twain, chapter XLVI, in Following the Equator […] , New York: American Publishing Company
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan actor who travels around the country presenting plays
nouna pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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barnstormer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barnstormer
“barnstormer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barnstormer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barnstormer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barnstormer.
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