tattletale vs tout

tattletale

verb
  • To act as a tattletale; to tell on; to give away, reveal, or expose. 

noun
  • One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention. 

  • One who gossips, often for the sake of attention. 

adj
  • telltale; giveaway 

tout

verb
  • To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote. 

  • To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes. 

  • To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse. 

  • To look for, try to obtain; used with for. 

  • To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.). 

  • To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings. 

noun
  • Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. 

  • A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win. 

  • In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks. 

  • An informer in the Irish Republican Army. 

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