touter

1 9.5

A person who tries to sell things to people in public, often loudly

noun
/ˈtaʊtər/

: vendedor ambulante

We were approached by a touter trying to sell us tickets to a boat tour.

Examples

The city has cracked down on illegal touters targeting tourists in the busy market district.
A touter stood at the entrance, waving flyers and shouting special offers to passersby.
The touter approached us with a flyer.
Many touts are found near tourist attractions.
A touter stood at the entrance, waving flyers and shouting special offers to passersby.
The city has cracked down on illegal touters targeting tourists in the busy market district.
We were approached by a touter trying to sell us tickets to a boat tour.

Synonyms

tout

vstouter

3 8.1

A person who loudly tries to get customers to buy things or use services

is aggressive or brazen without implying payment motive

marketeer

vstouter

1 4.6

A person who promotes and sells products or services for companies

solicits customers in an aggressive or brazen informal way

crier

vstouter

Archaic

1 8.2

A person who shouts to sell things in a market

solicits in person with bold or brazen approach not only by shouting

How Aggressive

hustler

Informal

66 7.6

touter

1 9.5

barker

7 8.6

hawker

5 7.4

solicitor

4 7.1

Surface Forms

touter singular

touts plural

Morphology

touter = tout (transparent) = tout + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'tout' yields a person who performs the action; meaning is directly derived and obvious.

Etymology

Touter comes from the verb tout, which means 'to try to sell or get customers', often by loudly calling or advertising. So a touter is a person who stands in public and offers or sells things to people in a pushy way.