"ticket tout" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ticket touts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ticket tout (plural ticket touts)
  1. (British) A person who resells tickets for events at more than the official price. Tags: British Categories (topical): People Synonyms: scalper [US] Related terms: tout

Inflected forms

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