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   huckster

   /ˈhʌkstə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who sells small items door-to-door or from a stall: "a door-to-door huckster"
   • ▪ a person who sells in an aggressive or ruthless way.
   • 2. a publicity agent or advertising copywriter. North American

   verb

   • 1. bargain; haggle: North American "they were clearly embarrassed at having to huckster for cash"
   • ▪ promote or sell (something, typically a product of questionable value): North American "he was huckstering a video"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘retailer at a stall, hawker’): probably of Low German origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hucksterism noun

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   What does huckster mean?

   • Historically, it meant any type of peddler or vendor, but over time it has assumed pejorative connotations. The original meaning of huckster is a person who sells small articles, either door-to-door or from a stall or small store, like a peddler or hawker. The term probably derives from the Middle English hucc, meaning "to haggle". [ 1]

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   What is a crass huckster?

   • the crass methods of political hucksters. a cheaply mercenary person. Informal. a persuasive and aggressive salesperson. a person who works in the advertising industry, especially one who prepares aggressive advertising for radio and television. to huckster fresh corn; to huckster for a living. to sell or promote in an aggressive and flashy manner.

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   What was a huckster in medieval times?

   • During the medieval period, the term "huckster" came to refer to market-based food vendors, while peddlers referred to itinerant vendors of a wide range of merchandise. Hucksters were often women who dealt in low-priced goods such as meat, poultry, dairy, bread and baked goods, including pies and pastries.

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   What was a huckster in Scotland?

   • In Scotland, the term "huckster" referred to a person, usually a woman, who bought goods, watered them down, and resold them in tiny quantity to others who were too poor to buy quality products available at market value. [citation needed] These items tended to be in the poorer quality range, since economy was paramount.

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   A huckster is someone who sells something or serves biased interests, using pushy or showy tactics. The term has different meanings in different contexts, such as peddler, vendor, trickster, or science fiction dealer.

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   A huckster is a noun meaning a peddler or a verb meaning to haggle or promote aggressively. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related words of huckster from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Huckster is a noun that means a person who sells things or puts forward ideas in a very determined way that is often not completely honest. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in other languages.

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   A huckster is someone who sells things in a dishonest or aggressive way, or who works in advertising. Learn the origin, usage and alternative expressions of this word from Collins English Dictionary.

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   A huckster is a person who sells things or puts forward ideas in a very determined way that is often not completely honest. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of this word, and see examples and translations in different languages.

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   Huckster is a noun that means a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables, or a person who uses aggressive or questionable methods of selling. It can also be a verb that means to peddle, sell or advertise aggressively or questionably.

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