tout

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
2. 2
   A person at a racecourse who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
3. 3
   An informer in the Irish Republican Army.
4. 4
   A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like.
5. 5
   In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.

Verb

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