huckster

huck•ster n. [countable]

Informal Termsa person who uses showy methods of promoting or advertising things.
a person who sells small items;
hawker.

huck•ster•ish, adj.
huck•ster•ism, n. [uncountable]

huck•ster n.

a retailer of small articles, esp. 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 Terms
- a persuasive and aggressive salesperson.
- a person who works in the advertising industry, esp. one who prepares aggressive advertising for radio and television.

v.t., v.i.

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.

Middle English huccstere (perh. cognate with Middle Dutch hokester), equivalent. to hucc- haggle (cognate with dialect, dialectal German hucken to huckster) + -stere -ster 1150–1200

huck′ster•ism, n.
huck′ster•ish, adj.

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huckster /ˈhʌkstə/ n

Etymology: 12th Century: perhaps from Middle Dutch hoekster, from hoeken to carry on the back

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