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: one who produces promotional material for commercial clients especially for radio or television
huckstered; huckstering
ˈhək-st(ə-)riŋ 
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Huckster comes from the Dutch noun hokester and verb hoeken, which means "to peddle."
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Noun
hucksters outside the auditorium selling everything from key chains to life-size cutouts of the performers
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Only a huckster and scam artist like Trump could persuade people to vote against their own interests.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
So for the last few years, the vote-fraud hucksters have focused on a different lie: That undocumented immigrants (brought into the country by Democrats) are voting illegally.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Cusack is at her huckster best as the film's antagonist, but Addams Family Values is a star vehicle for Lloyd, who is the quintessential Uncle Fester in the eyes of most present fans.
—Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The Great Buck Howard (2008) In this mostly dull bauble about a kid (Colin Hanks) who works for a possibly fraudulent huckster magician (John Malkovich), Hanks shows up briefly as a skeptical dad.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Only a huckster and scam artist like Trump could persuade people to vote against their own interests.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
So for the last few years, the vote-fraud hucksters have focused on a different lie: That undocumented immigrants (brought into the country by Democrats) are voting illegally.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Cusack is at her huckster best as the film's antagonist, but Addams Family Values is a star vehicle for Lloyd, who is the quintessential Uncle Fester in the eyes of most present fans.
—Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/huckster. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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