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
As in the movie, the central couple are lifelong friends and hucksters Joe and Jerry.
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Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
Lon Chaney plays a huckster circus performer who pretends to have no arms.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The internet is rife with fitness hucksters and overpriced, overcomplicated training plans, but Patrick seemed different.
—Wes Judd, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
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
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Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
Lon Chaney plays a huckster circus performer who pretends to have no arms.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The internet is rife with fitness hucksters and overpriced, overcomplicated training plans, but Patrick seemed different.
—Wes Judd, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huckster
Noun
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The latest Harvard directive will be delivered Tuesday in a letter that also will order government agencies to look for new vendors for the federal funds, the officials said.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Cyber attacks can now exploit third-party vendors, cloud misconfigurations or even supply chain dependencies.—
David Wagner,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The new owner was able to buy the building at a price that was far below what the sellers paid for the high-profile property, a review of county documents shows.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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The law does have an exception for cases in which a manufacturer or seller knowingly aids and abets criminal sales.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Then came the presidential elections of 2016 and 2020, and the pandemic; suddenly cable networks long deemed trustworthy were peddlers of fake news, on the right and the left.—
Ulysses Ortega,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But news of the child's death first came to light on Saturday, April 5—in a newsletter published by Robert Malone, an anti-vaccine advocate and peddler of conspiracy theories who came to prominence during the pandemic.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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The American military sees the civilian merchant fleet and shipbuilding industry as strategic assets in wartime.—
Caleb Petitt,
National Review,
30 May 2025
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Reasonable Existing Debt Got stacked high-interest loans or merchant cash advances?—
Matthew Meehan,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The hawkers gather in Battery Park, notably at the No. 1 subway South Ferry station and the No. 4/5 stop at Bowling Green.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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These hawker markets not only show off how the city-state has embraced and riffed off its multi-cultural ties but also offer some of the most delicious and affordable food experiences anywhere in the world.—
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 10 Jun. 2025.
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