tout

v. praise, highly recommend; scout race horses during training and to gain information that will aid in betting

n. one who aggressively solicits business; one who scouts race horses in training in order to gain information to aid betting (British); ticket scalper, one who sells tickets for a price higher than face value (British)

In British English, a tout is any person who solicits business or employment in an importune manner (generally equivalent to a solicitor in American English). A ticket tout is someone who engages in ticket resale for more than the face value of the ticket (though a ticket reseller is known colloquially as a scalper rather than a solicitor in U.S. parlance). Another example would be a person who frequents heavily touristed areas and presents himself as a tour guide (particularly towards those who do not speak the local language). In a similar fashion a tout would be someone who, acting upon his own initiative, loads or unloads the baggage from a bus, then demands payment for his services from the passengers. Some touts operate in holiday areas on behalf of local bars, restaurant or hotels, being paid to direct tourists towards certain establishments.
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Noun
1. someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
(synonym) ticket tout
(hypernym) scalper
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
(synonym) touter
(hypernym) advertiser, advertizer, adman
3. one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
(synonym) tipster
(hypernym) adviser, advisor, consultant
(hyponym) racetrack tout
Verb
1. advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
(hypernym) pronounce, label, judge
(derivation) touter
2. show off
(synonym) boast, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade
(hypernym) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify
(hyponym) puff

pron. all, anything, any

adv. very, all, in all, all up

adj. all, entire, every, any, most important

n. whole, all

(v. i.)
To toot a horn.
  

(v. i.)
To ply or seek for customers.
  

(v. i.)
To act as a tout. See 2d Tout.
  

(n.)
The anus.
  

(n.)
One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in betting.