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 barnstormer ['bɑrn`stɔrmɚ添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 江湖艺人, 巡回演说家



    barnstormer
    [ noun ]
    1. an actor who travels around the country presenting plays

    2. <noun.person>
    3. a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting

    4. <noun.person>


    Barnstormer \Barn"storm`er\, n. [Barn + storm, v.]
    1. 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]

    2. 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.
    [PJC]

    1. In 1919, barnstormer and stunt pilot Arthur "Pappy" Chalk took a Curtiss F flying boat to Miami and tied up along the bayfront, where he pitched an umbrella and began offering $5 sightseeing flights.
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