1. Someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
   "The tout aggressively promoted his wares to passersby on the street";
   - touter
    
2. One who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
   "The tout claimed to have inside information on the upcoming horse race";
   - tipster
    
3. [Brit] Someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
   "he got theatre tickets through a tout";
   - scalper [N. Amer], ticket tout [Brit]

1. Advertise in strongly positive terms
   "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
    
2. [Brit] Obtain tickets for an event and resell them at inflated prices
   "He touts concert tickets outside the venue"

Derived forms: touted, touts, touting

Type of: adman [informal], advertiser, advertizer [US, non-standard], adviser, advisor, consultant, judge, label, plunger, pronounce, speculator

Encyclopedia: Tout, New South Wales