huckster

Definition of hucksternext
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 How to tell a true from a false prophet, the real Christ, returned in glory, from a dime-store messiah with a huckster’s charm? Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for huckster
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Noun
  • There will also be a children’s area, a beer and sake garden, food for sale and merchant vendors.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This year, more than 60 food vendors filled the Monte Carlo Ballroom parking lot in Norcross.
    Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Jill Hertzberg’s team at luxury South Florida brokerage the Jills Zeder Group represented the seller, cosmetic surgeon Aaron Rollins and his wife, Marine Rollins.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • While The Return wasn’t seen from the beginning as a potential international seller, Starlight Media’s sales team were at MIP London last week, chatting to potential sales houses about taking it on for global distribution.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The brothers gaze upon commonplace sights of crowds, peddlers, and buskers with fascination and wonder.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Levi Strauss was born on February 26, 1829 as the youngest of seven children of a Jewish peddler in Buttenheim, Franconia.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The authority draws praise from downtown merchants for its efforts so far.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Japanese Friendship Garden’s four-day festival includes a daily lineup of performances, cultural food and merchants.
    Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Iceland joins the list, along with other intangible cultural heritage practices such as Finnish sauna, Swiss yodeling, Italian cooking, Singaporean hawker food, and Uzbek yurts.
    Lauren Breedlove, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Among her favorite adventures has been finding a company in Singapore that picks you up in the sidecar of colorful Vespas and takes you to local spots like hawker markets and alleys with vintage shops.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Smith works with jewelers and secondhand dealers to purchase and loan pieces, pulls from her own vast collection, and has partnerships with luxury brands like Omega, Rado, Cartier, Hublot, Longines, and Apple.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Authorities say the tents blended in with homeless encampments, helping conceal trafficking and avoid detection by law enforcement while allowing the gang to control a network of dealers operating in the area.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026

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