barnstorm
verb (used without object)
to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
barnstormer
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a word derived from
barnstorm.
Example Sentences
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Her 10-minute greatest hits set was an absolute barnstormer.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
When Obama misidentified the city he was in, the flub was attributed to a long day by a nation-trotting barnstormer, Jamieson said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
"Craig’s final film as the diva of British intelligence is an epic barnstormer ... delivering pathos, action, drama, camp comedy ... heartbreak, macabre horror, and outrageously silly old-fashioned action," The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw wrote.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021
Swimming: What a barnstormer for the British swimmer.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2021
His faculty did not rust long for lack of use, and at Drogheda, when he was but sixteen, he encountered one Price, half barnstormer, half thief.
From A Book of Scoundrels by Charles Whibley
