huckster
noun
a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
hucksters
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present tense formof huckster (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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As much as Silicon Valley hucksters are vying to invent a cure for death, I doubt we’ll see that in the near future.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
The Strip was once a magical place where innocents like Dorothy flocked to get into trouble, often in encounters with sleight-of-hand hucksters like Professor Marvel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
He told the BBC in September it was an industry “rife with fraud and hucksters and grifters”.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024
Guest: David Gilbert, reports on disinformation, online extremism and election hucksters for WIRED.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2024
Like Mamet characters, they populated an America that had never existed, a kid’s idea of sharpies and hucksters and underworld life.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
