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spruiker
noun
a speaker employed to attract a crowd to a venue, show or demonstration of a product; a barker AUSTRALIA, 1902- SPRUIKER–A speaker. — Gilbert H. Lawson, A Dictionary of Australian Words and Terms, 1924
- A spruiker was up front on a Hollywood tourist bus. — Sam Weller, Old Bastards I Have Met, p. 11, 1979
- “What’s the idea of bringing your mate with you? Making sure you win?” the spruiker jeered, and the crowd laughed. — Ward McNally, Supper at Happy Harry’s, p. 71, 1982
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