Touter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Touter \Tout"er\, n.
     One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance,
     shops, and the like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for
     office. [Colloq.]
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           The prey of ring droppers, . . . duffers, touters, or
           any of those bloodless sharpers who are, perhaps,
           better known to the police.              --Dickens.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  touter
       n : someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen
           way [syn: {tout}]