ALL meanings of barn-burner
barn-burn·er
B b - noun barn-burner Informal. something that is highly exciting, impressive, etc.: The All Stars game was a real barnburner. 1
- noun barn-burner Chiefly Pennsylvania. a wooden friction match. 1
- noun barn-burner (initial capital letter) a member of the progressive faction in the Democratic Party in New York State 1845–52. Compare Hunker. 1