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View usage for: (hʌkstəʳ) Word forms: plural hucksterscountable nounIf you refer to someone as a huckster, you are criticizing them for trying to sell useless or worthless things in a dishonest or aggressive way. [US, disapproval] A huckster offered to sell Carnegie the formula for guaranteed success for $20,000. Synonyms: pedlar, barker [informal], saleperson, vendor More Synonyms of huckster huckster in British English (ˈhʌkstə) noun1. a person who uses aggressive or questionable methods of selling 2. rare a person who sells small articles or fruit in the street 3. US a person who writes for radio or television advertisements verb4. (transitive) to peddle 5. (transitive) to sell or advertise aggressively or questionably Derived forms hucksterism (ˈhucksterism) noun Word origin C12: perhaps from Middle Dutch hoekster, from hoeken to carry on the back huckster in American English (ˈhʌkstər) noun1. a peddler or hawker of wares, esp. of fruits, vegetables, etc. 2. an aggressive or haggling merchant, esp. one who uses questionable methods 3. US, Informal a person engaged in advertising, esp. for the mass media verb transitive5. to sell or advertise in an aggressive, questionable way Derived forms hucksterism (ˈhucksterˌism) noun Word origin ME hokestere < MDu hoekster < hoeken, to peddle, akin to Ger hökern: see hawker 1Examples of 'huckster' in a sentencehuckster We prepare by being wise and discerning about the false claims of religious hucksters.The real danger is that people will believe the hucksters and take only things like these.Comets have always offered rich pickings for hucksters. Definition a person who sells small articles or fruit in the street A huckster offered to sell him the formula for guaranteed success. Synonyms pedlar barker (informal) saleperson pitchman (US) Additional synonymsDefinition a person who travels from place to place selling goods It was a visitor and not a hawker at the door. Synonyms pedlar, tout, vendor, travelling salesman, crier, huckster, barrow boy (British), door-to-door salesperson, cheap-jack (informal), colporteur Definition a person who sells goods such as newspapers or hamburgers from a stall or cart There are over four-hundred street vendors in the capital. Synonyms seller, dealer, trader, retailer, supplier, merchant, stockist, shopkeeper, hawker, salesman or woman or person, shop assistant, tradesman or woman or person, pedlar, shopman or woman or person - hub
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