tout
Pronunciation:
/taʊt//tʌʊt//taʊt/noun
Definitions
Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
Example: Be careful of the ticket touts outside the arena, they are famed for selling counterfeits.
A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
An informer in the Irish Republican Army.
verb
Definitions
To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
Example: Mary has been touted as a potential succesor to the current COE.
To look upon or watch.
To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.