spruik

Examples

• All

• Every festival needs a good spruik to create excitement and draw a crowd.

• She is a talented spruik for local events.

• The market hired a spruik to attract more customers to the food stalls.

• The spruik at the market was quite loud.

• A lively spruik stood at the entrance, calling out special offers to passersby.

• Every festival needs a good spruik to create excitement and draw a crowd.

• The market hired a spruik to attract more customers to the food stalls.

Synonyms

M

monger

vsspruik

16 7.7

A person who spreads or promotes something bad, for example rumors

is more public and attention-seeking promotion rather than trading or spreading

E

evangelist

vsspruik

• Jargon

9 5.7

A person who strongly promotes a product or idea so other people will accept it

is more public advertising, often using loud or attention-getting speech

P

pitchman

vsspruik

• US

5 6.8

A man who sells products by talking and showing them to people, often at fairs or on TV

is used for promoting goods, events, or ideas beyond product sales

C

crier

vsspruik

• Archaic

4 8.2

A person who shouts to sell things in a market

is also loud but can use speaking or other promotional methods

E

evangelizer

vsspruik

1 7.1

A person who strongly promotes a product, idea, or cause

is more about public advertising with loud or attention-seeking methods

P

plugger

vsspruik

1 7.8

A person who actively promotes a cause or idea

is more about public, often loud advertising rather than sustained support

L

loud-hailer

vsspruik

• UK

7.6

A person who loudly repeats a group's message to many people

is focused on promoting goods, events, or ideas rather than only group messages

T

tub-thumper

vsspruik

• Offensive

9.8

A person who shouts about a cause to get people to agree

is promotional and commercial rather than forceful ranting for causes

How Promotional

to tout

65 6.1

hawker

• UK

4 7.4

spruik

• Australian

9.9

promoter

31 4.2

publicist

69 5.0

Surface Forms

Etymology