huckster

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 Cusack is at her huckster best as the film's antagonist, but Addams Family Values is a star vehicle for Lloyd, who is the quintessential Uncle Fester in the eyes of most present fans. Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2024 Trebay, a longtime style reporter for the Times, peppers his story with reminiscences of his vibrant but troubled family, especially his huckster father and outlaw sister. The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Yet this devastation and despair are not enough for the extremist groups, disinformation agents, hucksters and politicians who are exploiting the disaster to spread false claims and conspiracy theories about it and the government’s response. David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024 Yet this devastation and despair is not enough for the extremist groups, disinformation agents, hucksters, and politicians who are exploiting the disaster to spread false claims and conspiracy theories about it and the government’s response. David Klepper, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for huckster
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Noun
  • All the while, Jerome seemed to fuel his own fire by looking for the nearest opponent or hot dog vendor to talk to after seemingly every bucket.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Despite this, all taxes, employees, and vendors were paid.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As Uso surpassed top stars like Roman Reigns and CM Punk to become WWE’s top merchandise seller, the Yeet movement catapulted Uso to not one but two of the most shocking upsets in WWE history.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Dabney recalls that the seller was upgrading his solar array and getting rid of his current panels, which were about five years old.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But the president has at long last had his way with peddlers, too.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Before Facebook began cracking down on content in late 2016, American fake news peddlers and spammers based in North Macedonia and elsewhere cashed in on viral hoaxes that deepened political divisions and played on people’s fears.
    Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 24 Feb. 2025
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  • Uber will continue to stand up for merchants and for a level playing field.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • For merchants to stay ahead of the curve, a tailored and flexible system is essential—one that can respond to unique risks based on the types of goods being sold, the market location and the sales channels in use.
    Paul Marcantonio, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With this homegrown production, strawberries are now cheaper in Senegal’s groceries and even sold by hawkers on the streets.
    Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Other hawkers Chai recommends here: peanut butter pancakes from Tiong Bahru Mian Jian Kueh (02-34); Cheung fun rice noodles with char siu pork from the stand next door (02-32); and carrot cake (an omelette-style dish with radish and dark soy sauce from Popiah (02-83).
    Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huckster. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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