carny
noun
a person employed by a carnival.
carnies
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pluralof carny.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His principled defense of free speech shouldn’t preclude him from excluding the cranks and carnies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Not obviously with actors because we're basically shiftless carnies you know.
From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2019
On “Carnivàle,” the moody period drama that ran from 2003 to 2005 on HBO, the big bad was the anti-pleasure minister, not the carnies he preached against.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2019
A sly lawyer and a pair of carnies shoot a society matron out of a cannon and try to save a circus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
The crowd, ostensibly, was learning about this through games administered by confused carnies.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2014
