barnstormer

Variant of barnstorm

barnstorm definition

barn·storm (bärn′stôrm′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

  1. to go about (the country) performing plays, giving lectures or campaign speeches, playing exhibition games, etc., esp. in small towns and rural districts

  2. Etymology: from the use of barns as hangars

    in the early days of aviation, to tour (the country) giving short airplane rides, exhibitions of stunt flying, etc.

Etymology: barn + storm, : from occas. use of barns as auditoriums

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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