The difference between Barker and Tout
When used as nouns, barker means someone or something who barks, whereas tout means someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
Tout is also verb with the meaning: to flaunt, to publicize/publicise.
check bellow for the other definitions of Barker and Tout
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Barker as a noun:
Someone or something who barks.
Examples:
"My neighbor's dog is a constant barker that keeps me awake at night."
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Barker as a noun:
A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
Examples:
"Bob had amassed a considerable stockpile of double entendres from his days working as a barker for a strip joint."
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Barker as a noun:
A shelf-talker.
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Barker as a noun (video games):
A video game mode where the action is demonstrated to entice someone to play the game.
Examples:
"The barker mode of the arcade video game convinced the teenager to spend a quarter."
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Barker as a noun (slang, dated):
A pistol.
Examples:
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Barker as a noun:
The spotted redshank.
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Barker as a noun (historical):
A person who removes needed or valuable tree bark, as on a cinnamon or cinchona plantation.
Examples:
"The professor of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably."
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Barker as a noun (obsolete):
A tanner.
Examples:
"The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the introduction of more effective tanning agents, but it lives on as a surname."
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Barker as a noun:
A machine used to remove unneeded bark from wood.
Examples:
"Run these logs through the barker so we can use them as fence posts."
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Tout as a noun:
Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
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Tout as a noun:
A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
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Tout as a noun (colloquial, archaic):
A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
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Tout as a verb (transitive):
To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
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Tout as a verb (obsolete):
To look upon or watch.
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Tout as a verb (UK, slang, horse-racing, transitive):
To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
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Tout as a verb (US, slang, horse-racing, transitive):
To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
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Tout as a verb (UK, slang, horse-racing, intransitive):
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.
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Tout as a verb (US, slang, horse-racing, intransitive):
To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
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Tout as a verb:
"tout for": to look for, try to obtain
Examples:
"To understand the new London, I lived it. I slept rough with Roma beggars and touted for work with Baltic laborers on the kerb. ([[w:Ben Judah Ben Judah]] on BBC Business Daily, March 1, 2016)"
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Tout as a noun (card games):
In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.