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huckster
[ huhk-ster ]
noun
- a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
- a person who employs showy methods to effect a sale, win votes, etc.:
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.
verb (used with or without object)
- to deal, as in small articles, or to make petty bargains:
to huckster fresh corn; to huckster for a living.
- to sell or promote in an aggressive and flashy manner.
huckster
/ ˈ³óÊŒ°ì²õ³ÙÉ™ /
noun
- a person who uses aggressive or questionable methods of selling
- rare.a person who sells small articles or fruit in the street
- a person who writes for radio or television advertisements
verb
- tr to peddle
- tr to sell or advertise aggressively or questionably
- to haggle (over)
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó³Ü³¦°ì²õ³Ù±ð°ù¾±²õ³¾, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó³Ü³¦°ìs³Ù±ð°ù·¾±²õ³¾ noun
- ³ó³Ü³¦°ìs³Ù±ð°ù·¾±²õ³ó adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of huckster1
Example Sentences
It's not surprising, when the face of Christianity is increasingly shameless hucksters like Paula White.
He told the BBC in September it was an industry “rife with fraud and hucksters and griftersâ€.
In contrast Mr Gensler told the BBC in September that it was an industry “rife with fraud and hucksters and griftersâ€.
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.
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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