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
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.
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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
Carrier didn’t fit any stereotype of a glad-handing huckster with a bad loan to sell.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
The other actors in the terrific eight-member cast — which includes Eddie Cooper, Dashiell Eaves and Ken Marks — play multiple roles as townsfolk, family members, lawmen, desperados, hucksters and suckers.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
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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
Carrier didn’t fit any stereotype of a glad-handing huckster with a bad loan to sell.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
The other actors in the terrific eight-member cast — which includes Eddie Cooper, Dashiell Eaves and Ken Marks — play multiple roles as townsfolk, family members, lawmen, desperados, hucksters and suckers.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huckster
Noun
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Fall For Greenville has become quite well-known not only for its packed itinerary and vendor list, but also for being free for all to attend, garnering a reputation as the largest free fall festival in the South.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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The McGhee proposal would double that deduction, meaning a county vendor would receive only 96 cents for every dollar Miami-Dade owes the contractor.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The conglomerate, which often aligns itself with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development goals and controls vast swathes of India’s infrastructure sector, is yet to fully recover from the market value erosion caused by the short seller’s accusations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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In their place is the attention economy, a dystopian marketplace of slop merchants, brain-rot peddlers, AI scrapyards, and extortionate big-box streaming services with junk on the shelves, all haggling for your time and money.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Unregistered hawker and peddler, ordinance violation.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, demand from Latin America, for example, has grown so much that Yiwu officials have supported Spanish classes for local merchants.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Projects like Bitcoin Babies provide mothers with newborns under the age of one with extra money through Bitcoin, which can be exchanged for goods and services with local merchants that accept Bitcoin.—
Roger Huang,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Best of all, these eclectic complements come in all shapes and sizes—from modern designs by contemporary artists and local artisans to collectible porcelains resold by vintage dealers.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
19 Sep. 2025
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But the tax benefit will also extend to gambling dealers, clowns, DJs, entertainers, content creators, maids, electricians, plumbers, babysitters, drivers and more.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unregistered hawker and peddler, ordinance violation.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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The street hawkers have yet to set up shop.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huckster. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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