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Touter
see synonyms of touterNoun
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Touter
see synonyms of touterverb
1.
to solicit (business, customers, etc) or hawk (merchandise), esp in a brazen way
2. (intransitive)
a.
to spy on racehorses being trained in order to obtain information for betting purposes
b.
to sell, or attempt to sell, such information or to take bets, esp in public places
3. (transitive) informal
to recommend flatteringly or excessively
noun
4.
a.
a person who spies on racehorses so as to obtain betting information to sell
b.
a person who sells information obtained by such spying
5.
a person who solicits business in a brazen way
6. Also called: ticket tout
a person who sells tickets unofficially for a heavily booked sporting event, concert, etc, at greatly inflated prices
7. Northern Ireland
a police informer
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Touter
see synonyms of touter verb intransitive
1.
to solicit customers, patrons, votes, etc.
2.
a.
esp. in England, to spy on racehorses in training, etc. in order to secure tips for betting
b.
to provide betting tips on horse races
verb transitive Informal
3.
to praise or recommend highly; puff
4.
to solicit or importune, as for business
5.
a.
to spy out or otherwise get information on (racehorses)
b. US
to give a tip on (a racehorse) for a price
noun
6. Informal
a person who touts; esp., a person who makes a business of selling tips on racehorses
noun
everyone who is important or fashionable in (a specified metropolis)
tout Hollywood was at the party
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Touter
see synonyms of touterv. tout·ed, tout·ing, touts
v.tr.
1. To promote or praise energetically; publicize: "For every study touting the benefits of hormone therapy, another warns of the risks" (Yanick Rice Lamb).
2. To solicit or importune: street vendors who were touting pedestrians.
3. Chiefly British To obtain or sell information on (a racehorse or stable) for the guidance of bettors.
v.intr.
1. To solicit customers, votes, or patronage, especially in a brazen way.
2. Chiefly British To obtain and deal in information on racehorses.
n.
1. One who solicits customers brazenly or persistently: "The administration of the nation's literary affairs falls naturally into the hands of touts and thieves" (Lewis H. Lapham).
2. Chiefly British One who obtains information on racehorses and their prospects and sells it to bettors.
3. Chiefly Scots and Irish Slang One who informs against others; an informer.
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