as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
hucksters outside the auditorium selling everything from key chains to life-size cutouts of the performers
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There are tricksters and hucksters and genial spouse-swappers.
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Southern politics was and is replete with colorful characters, hucksters, showmen and demagogues who managed both to shock and engender fierce loyalty among their followers.
—David Cason, The Conversation, 16 May 2024
Sue is brought into a con by Gentleman, a known huckster who plans to wed a woman named Maud, put her in an insane asylum, and then claim her inheritance.
—Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Its name, Stand 44, has a historical background and pays homage to the vegetable market stall where Mary Judge, a local huckster, sold items.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Southern politics was and is replete with colorful characters, hucksters, showmen and demagogues who managed both to shock and engender fierce loyalty among their followers.
—David Cason, The Conversation, 16 May 2024
Sue is brought into a con by Gentleman, a known huckster who plans to wed a woman named Maud, put her in an insane asylum, and then claim her inheritance.
—Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Its name, Stand 44, has a historical background and pays homage to the vegetable market stall where Mary Judge, a local huckster, sold items.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
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Noun
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Two children wearing masks and a food vendor are the only Black people in the video, even though Black people make up 70% of the town’s population.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Always prioritize vendors with ethical and well-disclosed AI policies.Greg Brunk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
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In 2024, the RAV4 is still a hot seller, but it’s never seen a form like this one.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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On the flip side, international sellers could benefit if, as happened in 2016, the value of the U.S. dollar dips in the wake of a Trump victory.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Many times, the intention of the peddlers of distrust and misinformation do not reveal their goals.Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
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As two catastrophic storms upended American cities, a patchwork network of influencers and fake-news peddlers have done their best to sow distrust, stoke resentment, and interfere with relief efforts.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
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The city and Village merchants cannot thank them enough.Yan Zhao, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Among the first merchants offering Affirm as a payment method in the U.K. are Alternative Airlines, the flight booking website, and payments processing firm Fexco.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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His father, a construction worker, and his mother, a hawker, had 11 children and could only afford to send Lee to school for six years.Ram Anand, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
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After graduating from secondary school, Mackenzie worked as a street hawker in Mombasa, then drove a taxi in Malindi.Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huckster. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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