as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
hucksters outside the auditorium selling everything from key chains to life-size cutouts of the performers
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Recent Examples of huckster
As details from the report emerged Wednesday, cryptocurrency insiders lauded it as a crucial step in legitimizing digital asset markets by providing legal and regulatory clarity to an industry that has struggled to emerge from its reputation as a haven for criminals and hucksters.
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 30 July 2025
Her book incorporates memoir, science writing, and cultural critique, offering a technical breakdown of the effects of Johnston’s time in the gym, as well as condemnations of diet culture’s scams and hucksters.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
The Player’s Guide details how to build a character, whether its just a common cowpoke or one of the more unusual options like a huckster or blessed.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
San Pedro, locals say, is fertile ground for hucksters.
—David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 30 July 2025
Her book incorporates memoir, science writing, and cultural critique, offering a technical breakdown of the effects of Johnston’s time in the gym, as well as condemnations of diet culture’s scams and hucksters.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
The Player’s Guide details how to build a character, whether its just a common cowpoke or one of the more unusual options like a huckster or blessed.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
San Pedro, locals say, is fertile ground for hucksters.
—David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huckster
Noun
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The vendor said some other things that were unintelligible because of the overlap between her live speech and the lagging translation.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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There will be trick-or-treating, costume contests, spook-tacular inflatables, Halloween crafts and vendor booths to connect with families with community resources.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To the average consumer, converging with the world’s most prominent marketplace may not seem dire, but its anticompetitive practices can be especially brutal on these sellers.—
Mara Weinraub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Full disclosure, Deadline and TIFF worked together on a networking event in Cannes as the latter continued its outreach to TV buyers and sellers.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere in Episode 5: Gut Milk peddler Ursula casually mentions that building staff can’t rely on tips anymore.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Sep. 2025
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In their place is the attention economy, a dystopian marketplace of slop merchants, brain-rot peddlers, AI scrapyards, and extortionate big-box streaming services with junk on the shelves, all haggling for your time and money.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a personal tie, her paternal ancestors were the owners of the woollen manufacturer and merchant, William Lupton & Co, which was based in Leeds.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI said at the time that more than one million Shopify merchants, including Skims and Glossier, would be coming soon.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Cameron Barr, owner of Craft + Tailored and a longtime vintage watch dealer, served as the film’s horological advisor—and ended up playing himself on screen.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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For the units facing issues with seat belts, vehicle dealers will check the seat belt parts and make replacements if needed, and also remove nearby carpet sections that touch the cables, NHTSA said.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Don’t miss the katong laksa and ayam buah keluak (an iconic Peranakan dish, and a personal favorite of mine) prepared by Shangri-La chefs in collaboration with local cooks from Singapore’s hawker centers.—
Elizabeth See,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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The mall fills up with crappy weed shops and keychain hawkers; underfunding means the maintenance slips; eventually, maybe, there’s a bankruptcy, followed by a long twilight as an eyesore.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huckster. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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