'Barnstormer' definitions:
Definition of 'barnstormer'
(from WordNet)
noun
An actor who travels around the country presenting plays [syn: barnstormer, playactor, play-actor, trouper]
noun
A pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting [syn: barnstormer, stunt flier, stunt pilot]
Definition of 'Barnstormer'
From: GCIDE
- 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] [1913 Webster]
- 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]