spruiker
noun/ˈspɹʉːkə/
Etymology
From spruik + -er (“suffix generating agent noun”).
Definitions
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
One who toots their own horn.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA