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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He told the BBC in September it was an industry “rife with fraud and hucksters and grifters”.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024
TikTok’s algorithmic For You page sure seems like it’s really good at widely promulgating the ideas from this group of hucksters.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2024
He seems unaware that the public is starting to realize AI technology falls far short of the promises made by Silicon Valley hucksters.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2024
Stem cell hucksters would undoubtedly prefer for that cautionary language to be removed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
The hucksters cried above the traffic sounds and I seemed to hear them from a distance, unsure of what they said.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
