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racoleur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • meretricious adj Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
  • tout verb To promote or praise something enthusiastically, often to sell it.

Senses

racoleur is used for these senses in English:

  • attention-grabbing Attracting notice and attention, or prone to doing so.
  • meretricious (obsolete) Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.
  • tout Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.

meretricious — full definition

  1. adj Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
  2. adj Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship).
  3. adj Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.

tout — full definition

  1. verb To promote or praise something enthusiastically, often to sell it.
  2. noun Someone who aggressively tries to sell something, especially tickets, or someone who gives tips on racehorses.

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