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barnstormer

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Noun
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barn=storm=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

barnstormern. [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.  [1913 Webster]
  •  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]

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