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huckster

[ huhk-ster ]

noun

  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.
    1. a persuasive and aggressive salesperson.
    2. a person who works in the advertising industry, especially one who prepares aggressive advertising for radio and television.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to deal, as in small articles, or to make petty bargains:

    to huckster fresh corn; to huckster for a living.

  2. to sell or promote in an aggressive and flashy manner.

huckster

/ ˈ³óÊŒ°ì²õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person who uses aggressive or questionable methods of selling
  2. rare.
    a person who sells small articles or fruit in the street
  3. a person who writes for radio or television advertisements
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to peddle
  2. tr to sell or advertise aggressively or questionably
  3. to haggle (over)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ó³Ü³¦°ì²õ³Ù±ð°ù¾±²õ³¾, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó³Ü³¦°ìs³Ù±ð°ù·¾±²õ³¾ noun
  • ³ó³Ü³¦°ìs³Ù±ð°ù·¾±²õ³ó adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of huckster1

1150–1200; Middle English huccstere (perhaps cognate with Middle Dutch hokester ), equivalent to hucc- haggle (cognate with dialectal German hucken to huckster) + -stere -ster
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of huckster1

C12: perhaps from Middle Dutch hoekster, from hoeken to carry on the back
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It's not surprising, when the face of Christianity is increasingly shameless hucksters like Paula White.

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He told the BBC in September it was an industry “rife with fraud and hucksters and griftersâ€.

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In contrast Mr Gensler told the BBC in September that it was an industry “rife with fraud and hucksters and griftersâ€.

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The gains are a sign that investors are anticipating big changes for the sector, which faced a crackdown under the Biden administration from regulators warning it was rife with hucksters and fraudsters.

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The cryptocurrency industry is “rife with fraud and hucksters and griftersâ€, one of the United States’ top financial regulators has told the BBC.

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