spruiker

名词 n.
中文释义
美 [ˈspɹʉːkə]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who spruiks business, a tout. Australia
    — 1993, Mark St Leon, The Wizard of the Wire: The Story of Con Colleano, Aboriginal Studies Press, Australia, page 9, The spruiker then asked, “Now we want to know, will anyone have a go at the heavyweight? If anyone can stand four rounds we will give them a five-pound note and the best bottle of wine in the town”.
  2. One who toots their own horn. Australia

词形变化

spruikers plural

词汇关系

相关词
spruik huckster pitchman

词源

Etymology tree
English spruik
English -er
English spruiker
From spruik + -er (“suffix generating agent noun”).
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