Carnie
Carnie is a colloquial term for a worker employed by a carnival, traveling fair, or amusement park carnival show. Carnies perform a variety of roles, including operating rides, managing game booths, selling food, performing in sideshows, and maintaining equipment. The term is commonly used in informal speech and can be applied to people in both traveling and stationary carnival settings. It can carry different connotations depending on context, ranging from neutral to affectionate or, in some cases, pejorative.
Etymology and usage: The word derives from carnival and is most widely used in North America. Variants
Notable people named Carnie: Carnie Wilson (born 1968) is an American singer and member of the pop
In culture: The idea of the carnival worker appears frequently in films, novels, and documentaries that explore