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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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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 30 July 2025
San Pedro, locals say, is fertile ground for hucksters.
—David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Her book incorporates memoir, science writing, and cultural critique, offering a technical breakdown of the effects of Johnston’s time in the gym, as well as condemnations of diet culture’s scams and hucksters.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
The Player’s Guide details how to build a character, whether its just a common cowpoke or one of the more unusual options like a huckster or blessed.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Noun
As details from the report emerged Wednesday, cryptocurrency insiders lauded it as a crucial step in legitimizing digital asset markets by providing legal and regulatory clarity to an industry that has struggled to emerge from its reputation as a haven for criminals and hucksters.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 30 July 2025
San Pedro, locals say, is fertile ground for hucksters.
—David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Her book incorporates memoir, science writing, and cultural critique, offering a technical breakdown of the effects of Johnston’s time in the gym, as well as condemnations of diet culture’s scams and hucksters.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
The Player’s Guide details how to build a character, whether its just a common cowpoke or one of the more unusual options like a huckster or blessed.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/huckster. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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