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: one who produces promotional material for commercial clients especially for radio or television
huckstered; huckstering
ˈhək-st(ə-)riŋ 
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Huckster comes from the Dutch noun hokester and verb hoeken, which means "to peddle."
Examples of huckster in a Sentence
Noun
hucksters outside the auditorium selling everything from key chains to life-size cutouts of the performers
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
As in the movie, the central couple are lifelong friends and hucksters Joe and Jerry.
—Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
Lon Chaney plays a huckster circus performer who pretends to have no arms.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The internet is rife with fitness hucksters and overpriced, overcomplicated training plans, but Patrick seemed different.
—Wes Judd, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
And at every turn, there were hecklers on social media calling him an idiot, a fraud, and a huckster, and claiming that his companies were about to collapse and die.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
As in the movie, the central couple are lifelong friends and hucksters Joe and Jerry.
—Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
Lon Chaney plays a huckster circus performer who pretends to have no arms.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The internet is rife with fitness hucksters and overpriced, overcomplicated training plans, but Patrick seemed different.
—Wes Judd, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for huckster
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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/huckster. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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