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Synonyms of tout

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Another word for tout is spruik. Other synonyms of tout are barker, pitchman, spruiker, pimp and pitch.

Synonyms and similar words for tout

nounSomeone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.

  • barkerA person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
  • pitchmanA salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.
  • spruiker AustraliaOne who spruiks business, a tout.

verbMore synonyms

  • pimpTo promote, to tout.
  • pitch
  • promote
  • spruikTo promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally.

Meaning of tout

  1. noun Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
  2. noun A person at a racecourse who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
  3. noun An informer in the Irish Republican Army.

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Questions about synonyms of tout

What is another word for tout?
Tout has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as spruik, barker, pitchman, spruiker, pimp, pitch and promote.
What does tout mean?
Tout means someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tout (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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