spruiker

noun
/ˈspɹʉːkə/

Etymology

From spruik + -er (“suffix generating agent noun”).

Definitions

  1. One who spruiks business, a tout.

    • 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.
    • At the convention of the Victorian Protestant Federation G. A. Judkins alleged that attractive young girls were used as spruikers, luring Melburnians to gamble.⁷¹
  2. One who toots their own horn.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA