Puffery expert (4 letters)

{ Answer }

TOUT

{ Related Clues }

Ballyhoo
Promote
Tipster
Belmont figure
Brag about
Brazen solicitor
Brazenly promote
___ de suite
Hype up
Solicit business
Talk up
Track man
Track tipster
Give a racing tip
Race track figure
Race-track habitué
Race-track tipster
"Sure thing" exponent

{ Tags }

aqueduct, ballyhoo, character, expert, figure, highly, man, plug, praise, promote, puffery, race, recommend, sure, talk, thing, tip, tipster, tout, track, up

{ Notes }

The answer TOUT is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TOUT as a noun:

1. (tout, ticket tout) = someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

2. (tout, touter) = someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way

3. (tipster, tout) = one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)

TOUT as a verb:

1. advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"

2. (boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade) = show off