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huckstered Definition


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huckster
noun
    1. old use
      A street trader; a hawker or pedlar.
      Thesaurus: salesman, vendor, peddler, hawker, haggler, hustler, promoter, dealer, pitcher.
    2. An aggressive seller.
    3. A mercenary person.
verb huckstered, huckstering
    intr
    1. To hawk or peddle (goods, etc).
    2. To sell aggressively.
    intr
    3. To haggle meanly.
Etymology: 12c as huccstere, from Dutch hoekster.



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