tout
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8.1
- noun
- /taʊt/
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captador de clientes
- The press of touts looked daunting enough from inside, but when I stepped down onto the pavement, I was just crushed by men and boys shouting.
- a camel tout
This was the first day and this old boy came up to me when you're the tout squad son.
- This was the first day and this old boy came up to me when you're the tout squad son.
Examples
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Many tourists were approached by touts outside the concert venue, eagerly trying to sell them tickets.
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The streets were filled with touts ready to offer guided tours and sell souvenirs to visitors.
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Welcoming committees of bored, desperate touts.
Blog text (20) -
Touts are people who solicit riders and collect money on matatus, privately owned vans, and mini-buses with established routes throughout Nairobi.
Academic text (1994) -
We avoided the aggressive touts trying to entice us into their shops along the busy market street.
Synonyms
A person who tries to sell things to people in public, often loudly
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Etymology
The word tout for a pushy seller grew from the same idea of someone trying hard to get customers—picture a person stepping forward and loudly offering a service or guide. That's why a tout now means someone who aggressively asks or persuades people to buy or join something.