Thesaurus: touter
One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance, shops, and the like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for office.
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Definitions
- n. One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance, shops, and the like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for office.
- n. someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
- One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance, shops, and the like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for office. [Colloq.] The prey of ring droppers, . . . duffers, touters, or any of those bloodless sharpers who are, perhaps, better known to the police. Dickens.
- One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance,shops, and the like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for office.[Colloq.]The prey of ring droppers, . . . duffers, touters, or any of thosebloodless sharpers who are, perhaps, better known to the police.Dickens.
- n someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way