toutern.
/ˈtaʊtə/, U.S. /ˈtaʊdər/ 1. One who touts or canvasses for customers or clients; = tout n.1 2.
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society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > one who canvasses or solicits sales
barker1699
salesman's dog1699
toutera1754
townsman1843
tout1853
canvasser1865
schlepper1894
a1754 S. Richardson Corr. (1804) III. 316 Here [i.e. in Tunbridge Wells] are a parcel of fellows, mean traders, whom they call touters, and their business touting..riding out miles to meet coaches and company coming hither, to beg their custom while here.
1762 S. Derrick Lett. (1767) II. 49 The tradesmen of Tunbridge Wells, who use this silly practice [of waylaying visitors to solicit their custom] are called Tooters or Touters.
1844 W. M. Thackeray Wanderings Fat Contributor i Touters were about seizing upon the passengers and recommending their hotels.
1881 Nation (N.Y.) 32 397 His performances at Albany as a touter for votes.
2. A spy upon race-horses; = tout n.1 3.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > tout or tipster
touter1812
prophet1843
tipster1861
tout1864
urger1919
race-reader1926
1812 Sporting Mag. 40 200 A touter, that is, a person who hides up between the furzes on the heath to see the trials of horses.
3. A thief's scout; = tout n.1 1.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > accomplice > who keeps watch
stand1591
tout1718
touter1844
crow1862
1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxvii. 433 Thimble-riggers, duffers, touters, or any of those..sharpers,..known to the Police.
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1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Tout, an old term for looking out, or keeping a prying watch; whence the revenue cruisers and the customs officers were called touters.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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