spruiker
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Australian) IPA: [ˈsprʉːkə]
Rhymes: -uːkə(r)
[edit] Etymology
spruik + -er (“person, agent”)
[edit] Noun
spruiker (plural spruikers)
- (Australian) One who promotes his own cause; one who toots their own horn.
- (figuratively) A tout, a person standing outside a place of business trying to persuade patrons to enter, or vigorously trying to persuade customers to purchase their wares (e.g. a fruiterer calling out the price of bananas).
