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spruiker

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Australian: [ˈspɹʉːkə]
  • rhymes with -uːkə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who spruiks business, a tout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Examples

  • 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”.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who toots their own horn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From spruik + -er (“suffix generating agent noun”).