spruiker
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Australia[ˈspɹʉːkə]
spruiker noun: one who spruiks business, a tout.
Noun
spruiker (plural spruikers)
- One who spruiks business, a tout.
- The spruiker then asked, “Now we want to know, will anyone have a go at the heavyweight? If anyone can stand four rounds we will give them a five-pound note and the best bottle of wine in the town”.1993, Mark St Leon, The Wizard of the Wire: The Story of Con Colleano, Aboriginal Studies Press, Australia, page 9
- Our days were filled with new sensations – the bite of every dragon fruit, the smell of roasting meat emanating from the dog restaurants near the Red River, the endless chatter of spruikers and peddlers.2008, Sim Shen, “Hanoi and Other Homes”, in Alice Pung, editor, Growing Up Asian in Australia, page 338
- One who toots their own horn.
Synonyms of spruiker
Forms of spruiker
| plural | spruikers |
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Origin of spruiker
From spruik + -er (“suffix generating agent noun”).
Words that rhyme with spruiker
Questions about spruiker
- What does spruiker mean?
- Spruiker means one who spruiks business, a tout.
- What part of speech is spruiker?
- Spruiker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce spruiker?
- Spruiker is pronounced [ˈspɹʉːkə] (Australia).
- What is the plural of spruiker?
- The plural of spruiker is spruikers.
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