Barnstormer

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A strolling player; an actor who plays “in the provinces.”
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a theatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who plays in the country away from the larger cities.
  • noun. an aviator who flies an airplane from place to place, usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning money. It was a practise common in the early days of aviation, but by late 20th century was seldom encountered.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. one who barnstorms; one whose profession is barnstorming
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
  • noun. a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
  • Word Usage
    "Angela has been an active "barnstormer" in behalf of the POW/MIA effort."
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