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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."
Synonyms of huckster
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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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Joe Biden’s now ‘fabled’ performance would look great by comparison to anything that this loudmouth huckster has to offer, which isn’t much!
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Ryan Gaydos Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
The fact that Harris and Clinton, two highly qualified women, could lose to an amoral TV huckster tells us that American voters either refuse or are incapable of elevating a woman to the most powerful office in the world.
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Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
Even as physicians began to professionalize care during the nineteenth century, most people were purchasing remedies from hucksters.
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Dr. Marschall Runge,
Forbes.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The only leaders more buffoonish and lethal than the fairground hucksters elected in our failing democracies are the omnipotent clowns of tyranny.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
Joe Biden’s now ‘fabled’ performance would look great by comparison to anything that this loudmouth huckster has to offer, which isn’t much!
—
Ryan Gaydos Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
The fact that Harris and Clinton, two highly qualified women, could lose to an amoral TV huckster tells us that American voters either refuse or are incapable of elevating a woman to the most powerful office in the world.
—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
Even as physicians began to professionalize care during the nineteenth century, most people were purchasing remedies from hucksters.
—
Dr. Marschall Runge,
Forbes.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/huckster. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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