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Definitions for Huckster
[1] a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
[2] a person who employs showy methods to effect a sale, win votes, etc.: the crass methods of political hucksters.
[3] a cheaply mercenary person.
[4] Informal . a persuasive and aggressive salesperson. a person who works in the advertising industry, especially one who prepares aggressive advertising for radio and television.
[5] to deal, as in small articles, or to make petty bargains: to huckster fresh corn; to huckster for a living.
[6] to sell or promote in an aggressive and flashy manner.
[7] a person who uses aggressive or questionable methods of selling
[8] rare a person who sells small articles or fruit in the street
[9] US a person who writes for radio or television advertisements
[10] (tr) to peddle
[11] (tr) to sell or advertise aggressively or questionably
[12] to haggle (over)
Words related to Huckster
salesperson, hawker, seller, costermonger, colporteur
Words nearby Huckster
huckle, huckleberry, huckleberry finn, huckleberry finn, the adventures of, hucklebone, huckster, hucksterer, hud, huddersfield, huddle, huddleston
Origin of Huckster
1150–1200; Middle English huccstere (perhaps cognate with Middle Dutch hokester ), equivalent to hucc- haggle (cognate with dialectal German hucken to huckster) + -stere -ster
Other words from Huckster
huck·ster·ism , noun
huck·ster·ish , adjective
Word origin for Huckster
C12: perhaps from Middle Dutch hoekster, from hoeken to carry on the back
Synonyms for Huckster
costermonger, hawker, salesperson, seller, colporteur, pitchperson, street seller, street vendor