touter

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touter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Touter \Tout"er\, n.
     One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance,
     shops, and the like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for
     office. [Colloq.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The prey of ring droppers, . . . duffers, touters, or
           any of those bloodless sharpers who are, perhaps,
           better known to the police.              --Dickens.
     [1913 Webster]

touter - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  touter
      n 1: someone who advertises for customers in an especially
           brazen way [syn: tout, touter]