tout

/taʊt//tʌʊt/

noun

1
Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
“Be careful of the ticket touts outside the arena, they are famed for selling counterfeits.”
2
A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
3
A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
4
An informer in the Irish Republican Army.

1
To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
“Mary has been touted as a potential succesor to the current COE.”
2
To look upon or watch.
3
To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
4
To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
5
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.
6
To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
7
To look for, try to obtain; used with for.

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