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Huckster

verb

(past & past part. huckstered; pres. part. huckstering)

Sell or offer for sale from place to place. Synonyms: hawk, monger, peddle, pitch, vend.

Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.). Synonyms: chaffer, haggle, higgle.

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"Huckster" Quotes from Famous Books

... of huckster-back, meaning originally pedler's ware—Toweling made of all linen, linen and cotton, cotton and wool, either by the yard or as separate towels; the part ...

— Textiles and Clothing • Kate Heintz Watson

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... lofty pedestal and seems to be keeping guard over the splendid bridge, with its ever-rolling stream of foot-passengers, horsemen, and vehicles of every kind and description, from the superb court carriage to the huckster's hand-cart; but in a moment it was lost to view, as the chariot turned into the then newly opened Rue Dauphine. In this street was a fine big hotel, frequently patronized by ambassadors from foreign lands, with numerous retinues; for it was so vast ...

— Captain Fracasse • Theophile Gautier

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... For the soldier bought with a price has nought But his fee to 'fend when the fight is fought, Wherever the flag may wave. And he who fights for the loot or pay, Fights for himself, or ever he may— A huckster and a slave! ...

— Successful Recitations • Various

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Words linked to "Huckster" : advertizer, vendor, advertiser, sell, pitch, dicker, trafficker, vend, deal, trade, cheap-jack, peddle, marketer, seller, beat down, bargain down, adman, bargain, vender