as in vendors
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 hucksters
Yet many mysteries remain, and plenty of myths and pseudoscientific claims surrounding the brain are still out there — many based on either misunderstandings of the empirical data or the misleading promises of hucksters.
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Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
The Conjuring–verse is an exercise in branding, the brainchild of master hucksters Ed and Lorraine Warren.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
The Conjuring–verse is an exercise in branding, the brainchild of master hucksters Ed and Lorraine Warren.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hucksters
Noun
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The Xerces Society also offers region-specific lists of plants that support pollinators, along with vendors that sell them as plants or seeds.—
Ann Hinga Klein,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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Based on the physical locations of Burlington’s stores and vendors near the distribution center, the company expects to shave some freight costs relative to sales, said Kristin Wolfe, chief financial officer of Burlington Stores, during an earnings call on March 5.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Strong sell-through rates and a run of clean sales have pulled sellers back toward competition.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
2 May 2026
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Proprietor Lydell Zimmerman said his biggest music sellers are a cappella recordings, but he's noticed Ben and Rose have drawn a real following.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The consequences are visible in the rising numbers of street peddlers in Tehran.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The front desk clerk exchanged passports for iron keys while also running a prostitute ring; peddlers roamed the premises hawking lacquer boxes and sports jerseys in garbled English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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The local cheesemonger, the corner coffee shop, the butchers, the bakers, the wine merchants—they're all within arm’s reach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Bring your pastry to Marine Parade’s public lawns for a lakeside lunch in view of street performers, snack carts and thrill ride hawkers.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The patio at Murphy’s grew fuller by the minute and an hour or so later, the Wrigley ball hawkers — a dwindling group of fans who gather along Waveland Avenue to catch home run balls launched well over the left field fence — were starting to take their positions.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Take time to research dealers, auction houses, and online sellers, paying attention to expertise, condition reporting, and their general willingness to answer questions.—
Nicole Anderson,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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Other dealers come from locales farther away from art market centers, like Cleo the Project Space (Savannah, Georgia), Dream Clinic (Columbus, Ohio), and Inland (Walpole, Maine).—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Hucksters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hucksters. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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