barnstormer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: barnstormer	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for barnstormer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barnstormer n an actor who travels around the country presenting plays Synonym(s): barnstormer, playactor, play-actor, trouper a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting Synonym(s): barnstormer, stunt flier, stunt pilot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barnstormer \Barn"storm`er\, n. [Barn + storm, v.] 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. -- {Barn"storm`ing}, n. [Theatrical Cant]