racoleur — meaning in English
French → English · translate English → French instead
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
- adj Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
- adj Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship).
- adj Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.
tout — full definition
- verb To promote or praise something enthusiastically, often to sell it.
- noun Someone who aggressively tries to sell something, especially tickets, or someone who gives tips on racehorses.