huckster
noun
a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
hucksterism
-
a word derived from
huckster.
Example Sentences
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He is the maximum huckster, in the tradition of American hucksterism.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2023
We are all about to locate the outer limit of what hucksterism can achieve.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2022
“It’s a potluck of pithy self-expression simmering with whimsy, narcissism, voyeurism, hucksterism, tedium and sometimes useful information,” Associated Press technology writer Michael Liedtke wrote in a 2009 story about the company.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2022
Cleareyed and honest, Rasenberger portrays a complicated figure who combined real mechanical insight with a talent for hucksterism.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2020
This was central Florida hucksterism at its worst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 1994
