A spy upon race-horses; = tout, n.1 3.

colloquial. A person who predicts the results of races or other sporting events for potential gamblers; a tipster. Now rare.

A man who makes a business of furnishing ‘tips’ or confidential information as to the probable chances of an event on which betting depends, esp…

(More fully racing tout.) One who surreptitiously watches the trials of race-horses, so as to gain information for betting purposes: = touter, n. 2.

A man who obtains money illegally or discreditably, esp. as a tipster at a racecourse. Australian slang.

(a) a person who predicts the performance of horses in a given race; (b) one who commentates on a horse race; (also) a person who assists a race…