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touter

touter

9.5
A person who tries to sell things to people in public, often loudly
  • noun
  • /ˈtaʊtər/
  • UK
translation icon : 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

crier
vstouter
  • Archaic
4 8.2

A person who shouts to sell things in a market

solicits in person with bold or brazen approach not only by shouting
marketeer
vstouter
  • UK
3 4.6

A person who promotes and sells products or services for companies

solicits customers in an aggressive or brazen informal way
tout
vstouter
1 8.1

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

is aggressive or brazen without implying payment motive

How Aggressive

hustler
  • Informal
33 7.6
touter
  • UK
9.5
barker
23 8.6
hawker
  • UK
4 7.4
solicitor
2 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.