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
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.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
Carrier didn’t fit any stereotype of a glad-handing huckster with a bad loan to sell.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
And at every turn, there were hecklers on social media calling him an idiot, a fraud, and a huckster, and claiming that his companies were about to collapse and die.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
As in the movie, the central couple are lifelong friends and hucksters Joe and Jerry.
—Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
Carrier didn’t fit any stereotype of a glad-handing huckster with a bad loan to sell.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
And at every turn, there were hecklers on social media calling him an idiot, a fraud, and a huckster, and claiming that his companies were about to collapse and die.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
As in the movie, the central couple are lifelong friends and hucksters Joe and Jerry.
—Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huckster
Noun
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Cars, drivers, pit crews, vendors, entertainers and even sponsors could be showcased over a couple of days along our magnificent lakefront.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Shop The Bradenton Public Market Every Saturday from October through May, Bradenton’s Old Main Street transforms into a bustling market filled with more than 100 vendors offering all kinds of local wares—from fresh produce to art.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
Noun
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The sailboat and the seller were both located in California.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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According to a 2022 article in the Korea Herald, private guns are intended for shooting athletes, manufacturers and sellers of firearms, and for those who need them for construction or as props in film or TV production.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
25 July 2025
Noun
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With a 5% uptick in spending, Maryland's influence peddlers are having a good year.—
Sam Janesch July 7,
Baltimore Sun,
7 July 2025
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Odenkirk received a Tony nomination for his portrayal of once-powerful peddler Shelly Levene (portrayed by Robert Prosky in the original Broadway production and Jack Lemmon in the 1992 movie).—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Whaling merchant James Arnold left a part of his estate to Harvard to support the advancement of agriculture and horticulture, while Olmstead was brought in to design the botanic space.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
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Looking at other mass merchant retailers, Target is advertising folders from 15 cents, notebooks from 35 cents and both classroom storage and pencil pouches from 99 cents.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Every twenty or thirty feet, a hawker would shout and cross the street to shake my hand, or step away from a storefront and fall in beside me.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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At the marketplace outside the Dalai Lama temple, hawkers like Sonam Tsomu have stocked their carts with Tibetan trinkets: bangles and necklaces made of colorful beads and bobbleheads of little Lamas.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
2 July 2025
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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huckster. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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