touter

[ tou-ter ]

noun
  1. a tout.

Origin of touter

1
First recorded in 1745–55; tout + -er1

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How to use touter in a sentence

  • Cabmen and touters offer an infinity of services; passengers radiate—my Yankee Paddy, it is to be hoped, went to an ice-saloon.

  • The touters and runners for the Fleet parsons were driving their trade as merrily as ever.

    The Chaplain of the Fleet | Walter Besant and James Rice
  • I walked leisurely toward the dock so as to avoid the touters as much as possible while I was overlooking the boat.

    Children of the Market Place | Edgar Lee Masters
  • These touters had their statutes and privileges granted to them by Philip Auguste in 1258, some of which are very curious.

  • One of the nuisances we had to encounter in the streets was that of railway touters.

    A Boy's Voyage Round the World | The Son of Samuel Smiles