huckster

(hukstər)

noun

  1. a peddler or hawker of wares, esp. of fruits, vegetables, etc.
  2. an aggressive or haggling merchant, esp. one who uses questionable methods
  3. Informal a person engaged in advertising, esp. for the mass media

Origin: ME hokestere < MDu hoekster < hoeken, to peddle, akin to Ger hökern: see hawker

transitive verb

  1. to peddle or sell
  2. to sell or advertise in an aggressive, questionable way

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See huckster in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One who sells wares or provisions in the street; a peddler or hawker.
  2. One who uses aggressive, showy, and sometimes devious methods to promote or sell a product.
  3. Informal One who writes advertising copy, especially for radio or television.
verb huck·stered, huck·ster·ing, huck·sters
verb, transitive
  1. To sell; peddle.
  2. To promote or attempt to sell (a commercial product, for example) in an overaggressive or showy manner.
  3. To haggle over; deal in.
verb, intransitive
To engage in haggling.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , probably of Low German origin

Origin: ; akin to Middle Dutch hokester

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Related Forms:

  • huckˈster·ism noun

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