huckster

(huk′stər)

noun

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

transitive verb

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noun

One who sells wares or provisions in the street; a peddler or hawker.
One who uses aggressive, showy, and sometimes devious methods to promote or sell a product.
Informal One who writes advertising copy, especially for radio or television.

verb huck·stered, huck·ster·ing, huck·sters

verb, transitive

To sell; peddle.
To promote or attempt to sell (a commercial product, for example) in an overaggressive or showy manner.
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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