carny

noun

car·ny ˈkär-nē

variants or carney or carnie

plural carnies or carneys

often attributive

: carnival sense 3a

: a person who works with a carnival

Examples of carny in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The carny’s clockwork arrival honored an event even kids as small as Pontiac knew. —

Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024 The rock-and-roll manager proper, or improper, really begins with Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, the former carny with the omnipresent cigar, nodding, winking, and fanning his latest flame into a global conflagration. —

Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 McGee’s Southern voice is boyish and boisterous as befits the carny atmosphere of the minors and his own youthful excitement at playing a part behind the scenes at a storied ballpark. —

Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 25 May 2023 The carny can use a hidden switch to force the balls to bounce out of the basket. —

WIRED, 23 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for carny

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