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huckster

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Huckster \Huck"ster\, n. [OE. hukstere, hukster, OD. heukster,
   D. heuker; akin to D. huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken,
   huken, G. hocken, to squat, Icel. h?ka; -- the peddler being
   named from his stooping under the load on his back. Cf.
   {Hawk} to offer for sale.]
   1. A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like;
      a peddler; a hawker. --Swift.

   2. A mean, trickish fellow. --Bp. Hall.

Huckster \Huck"ster\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Huckstered}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Huckstering}.]
   To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains. --Swift.

Source : WordNet®

huckster
     n 1: a seller of shoddy goods [syn: {cheap-jack}]
     2: a person who writes radio or tv advertisements
     v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: {peddle}, {monger},
           {hawk}, {vend}, {pitch}]
     2: wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's
        not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: {haggle}, {higgle}, {chaffer}]
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