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Meaning of "spruiker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPRUIKER

spruiker  [ˈspruːkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPRUIKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spruiker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPRUIKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tout

In British English, a tout is any person who solicits business or employment in a persistent and annoying manner. According to the American Bar Association, touting occurs when a person advertises, promotes, or otherwise describes a security for sale without disclosing that the person is being paid to do so. An example would be a person who frequents heavily touristed areas and presents himself as a tour guide but operates on behalf of local bars, restaurant, or hotels, being paid to direct tourists towards certain establishments.

Definition of spruiker in the English dictionary

The definition of spruiker in the dictionary is a person who speaks in public.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPRUIKER


bazooka
bəˈzuːkə
blucher
ˈbluːkə
euchre
ˈjuːkə
farruca
fəˈruːkə
involucre
ˈɪnvəˌluːkə
kanuka
ˈkɑːnuːkə
Luca
ˈluːkə
lucre
ˈluːkə
manuka
ˈmɑːnuːkə
melaleuca
ˌmɛləˈluːkə
noctiluca
ˌnɒktɪˈluːkə
nucha
ˈnjuːkə
palooka
pəˈluːkə
pooka
ˈpuːkə
puker
ˈpjuːkə
sambuca
sæmˈbuːkə
snooker
ˈsnuːkə
taluka
tɑːˈluːkə
verruca
vɛˈruːkə
Yokosuka
ˌjəʊkəʊˈsuːkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPRUIKER

sprod
sprog
sprout
sprouts
spruce
spruce beer
spruce grouse
spruce pine
spruce up
sprucely
spruceness
sprue
sprug
spruik
spruit
sprung
sprung rhythm
spry
spryly
spryness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPRUIKER

biker
daiker
diker
disliker
dolphin striker
duiker
hiker
hitchhiker
hunger striker
laiker
liker
minibiker
misliker
moniker
non-striker
piker
shunpiker
siker
spiker
striker

Synonyms and antonyms of spruiker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spruiker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPRUIKER

Find out the translation of spruiker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spruiker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spruiker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

spruiker
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

spruiker
570 millions of speakers

English

spruiker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spruiker
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

spruiker
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

spruiker
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spruiker
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spruiker
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spruiker
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spruiker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spruiker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熱弁家
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spruiker
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spruiker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spruiker
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spruiker
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पिरइकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spruiker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spruiker
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spruiker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

spruiker
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spruiker
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

spruiker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spruiker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spruiker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spruiker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spruiker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRUIKER»

The term «spruiker» is used very little and occupies the 168.147 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRUIKER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spruiker» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spruiker» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spruiker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRUIKER»

Discover the use of spruiker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spruiker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The spruiker's tale
With this baroque tale of family cruelty and revenge, bred in the circus ring, and told by a one-eyed spruiker with a parrot perched on his head, Catherine Rey appears on the Australian scene fully formed as an author, with a voice that is ...
Catherine Rey, A. P. Riemer, 2005
2
Iteration:Again
... 13/10 $20,000 FOR COMPLETE SET SETSALE 9AM TO 5PM FRI 30/09 GUEST SPRUIKER 11:30AM TO 1:30PM $100 PER UNIT FRI 07/10 GUEST SPRUIKER 11:30AM TO 1:30PM $200 PER UNIT FRI14/10 GUEST SPRUIKER 11:30AM ...
David Cross, 2013
3
Miss Mc Allister's Ghost (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
Every so often, the spruiker would come inside the tent and prod the hunchback with a white cane. The creature would limp and stagger round and round in circles. Little children screamed and hid their faces in their mothers' skirts.
Elizabeth Fensham, 2009
4
Gobbledygook: A Dictionary That's 2/3 Accurate, 1/3 Nonsense ...
spruiker,. blimsie,. towmond. spruiker (SPROOK-uhr) (noun): A barker, as at a carnival. Elvis Presley's manager, “Colonel” Tom Parker (the title was an honorary one), served as a carnival barker prior to his involvement with talent management ...
William Wilson, 2011
5
The Mystery Fancier September-October 1987
A.E. Martin's Pel Pelham, Spruiker- Detective "spruik. 'To deliver a speech, as a showman.'... Presumably ex Dutch spreken, to speak. — Whence spruiker, a plausible 'spouter'; ... Hence, a platform speaker: Australian...." — Eric Partridge, A ...
Guy M. Townsend, 2010
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Miss Mc Allister's Ghost (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Super ...
Elizabeth Fensham. hunchback, all the others were adults. They had submitted to this cruelty and were beyond fighting to change their lives. The boy was different. 'Take ya paw off ya dial, ya looney!' yelled the spruiker, knocking down the ...
Elizabeth Fensham, 2009
7
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
... The Apprentice, p 31, 1969 • — Urn Ramsay, Cop It Sweet!, p. 85, 1977 spruiker noun a speaker employed to attract a crowd to a venue, show or demonstration of a product; a barker AUSTRALIA, 1902 • SPRUIKER - A speaker. — MbtnH.
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
8
365 Ways to Make Money: Ideas for Quick $ Every Day of the Year
120. Work. as. a. spruiker. You know those people who stand at the front of stores talking into a microphone all day about the 'Great deals insidel'? Well, not many people want to do this, so you can actually get a fair amount of work as a ...
Kylie Ofiu, 2011
9
Fast Money: Boost Your Earnings
Work. as. a. spruiker. You know those people who stand at the front of stores talking into a microphone all day about the 'Great deals insidel'? Well, not many people want to do this, so you can actually get a fair amount of work as a spruiker .
Kylie Ofiu, 2013
10
That's Enough, Freddy From!
... older battlers with their flattened noses, scarred eyebrows, and cauliflower ears . They stood there like slaves at a slave market while the spruiker made his commentary on their prowess and haggled with the locals who took up the challenge.
Frederick Rennie From, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPRUIKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spruiker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Spruiker schemes in spotlight, regulator warns
The NSW Department of Fair Trading this week issued a warning over property investment schemes, stating that regulators are putting 'property spruikers' on ... «Smart Property Investment, Jul 15»
2
Jared Fogle who lost 106kgs after eating Subway sandwiches for a …
The FBI raided sandwich-shop spruiker Jared Fogle's home as part of a child porn probe overnight, and sources say the married 37-year-old is “a target'' of the ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
NewSat and Bob Hawke the satellite spruiker
NewSat started with stratospheric hopes. Initially things went well for Australia's first privately owned satellite company. It won the endorsement of former Prime ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
4
Property spruiker ordered to stand trial
A former company director has been ordered to stand trial on fraud charges after an ASIC investigation found he recommended investors set up SMSFs for ... «SMSF Adviser, Mar 15»
5
How to be more like Jamie McIntyre: Inside a spruiker's seminar
Jamie McIntyre, the property spruiker with the shiny teeth, is in his comfort zone. Wearing a sharp blue jacket, open-neck shirt and jeans, McIntyre, tall and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
6
Racial hatred charge dropped against entrepreneur Fabrizio Ferrari …
A real estate spruiker who allegedly set fire to a $1.1 million home and tried to blame the blaze on Islamic terrorists will no longer face charges of inciting racial ... «The Age, Feb 15»
7
Property spruiker facing legal action over rent-to-own scheme
A property investment scheme that targets low-income home buyers is facing a legal challenge following allegations its operators rorted at least $44,000 from a ... «The Age, Jan 15»
8
How to spot a property spruiker shark
I've now seen many property cycles come and go and my business partners have seen many more again. There is one common thing that emerges every time a ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Jan 15»
9
ASIC action on alleged SMSF property spruiker welcomed
Actions taken by ASIC in the NSW Supreme Court to prevent a property promoter from providing unlicensed financial product advice on SMSFs has been ... «SMSF Adviser, Nov 14»
10
ASIC to block property spruiker Park Trent Properties Group
Park Trent Properties Group, which was led by high-profile property spruiker Ron Cross , has nine offices in state capitals and holds regular investment seminars ... «The Australian Financial Review, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Spruiker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/spruiker>. Apr 2024 ».
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