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Tout
A tout is any person who solicits business or employment in a persistent and annoying manner (generally equivalent to a solicitor or barker in American English, or a spruiker in Australian English). According to the American Bar Association, touting occurs when a person advertises, promotes, or otherwise describes a security for sale without disclosing that the person is being paid to do so.
An example would be a person who frequents heavily touristed areas and presents himself as a tour guide (particularly towards those who do not speak the local language) but operates on behalf of local bars, restaurant, or hotels, being paid to direct tourists towards certain establishments.
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Lout (noun)
A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
“Thesaurus:troublemaker”
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Lout (noun)
A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.
“Thesaurus:bumpkin”
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Lout (verb)
To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint.
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Lout (verb)
To bend, bow, stoop.
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Tout (noun)
Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
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Tout (noun)
A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
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Tout (noun)
A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
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Tout (noun)
An informer in the Irish Republican Army.
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Tout (noun)
In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.
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Tout (verb)
To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
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Tout (verb)
To look upon or watch.
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Tout (verb)
To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
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Tout (verb)
To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
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Tout (verb)
To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
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Tout (verb)
To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
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Tout (verb)
To look for, try to obtain; used with for.
“To understand the new London, I lived it. I slept rough with Roma beggars and touted for work with Baltic laborers on the kerb. (Ben Judah on BBC Business Daily, March 1, 2016)”