touts

noun

Meaning

Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
An informer in the Irish Republican Army.
To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
To look upon or watch.
To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.

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