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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Recent Examples of huckster
The internet is rife with fitness hucksters and overpriced, overcomplicated training plans, but Patrick seemed different.
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Wes Judd, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
As in the movie, the central couple are lifelong friends and hucksters Joe and Jerry.
—Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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
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Wes Judd, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
As in the movie, the central couple are lifelong friends and hucksters Joe and Jerry.
—Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huckster
Noun
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At Pier 60, sunsets are celebrated every evening with a festival that brings out vendors and street performers.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The high hosted 36 vendors at its career fair on Wednesday, the Desert Sun reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With a business model that relies on third-party sellers, Temu is also working with Eurofins Consumer Product Testing to undertake product certification tests as part of its seller onboarding process.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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During a Monday news briefing, Oakman alleged that Brown, Jackson and a third person had gone to purchase narcotics with the intent to rob the seller.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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Commerce depended on walkers—people commuting to work, travelers and pilgrims stopping at shops to buy goods that were unavailable in other cities, and peddlers selling food, drink, and a variety of goods and services, among others.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Dec. 2024
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On the other hand, South Congress Books recently closed shop and, in this age of Amazon, book peddlers are constantly trying to figure out how to draw in buyers.—
Asher Price,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Eisenhower's carrier strike group protected merchant vessels and allied warships under fire in a vital Red Sea corridor that leads to the Suez Canal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2025
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The new app unlocks an all-in-one service for merchants, which includes credit card processing, and a one-click installment payment option for consumers.—
Alexandra Pastore,
WWD,
25 Mar. 2025
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In 2017, following an overwhelming number of complaints from visitors and storekeepers about vulgar language and intimidation tactics, the city had to once again enforce an ordinance to keep the hawkers in separate areas.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Japanese businessman Yoshihiko Tano, who visits Singapore often to catch up with friends, said that while hotels are costly, eating out is cheap, thanks to the many hawker centers where a meal and drink can be purchased for less than SG$10.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huckster. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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