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huckster

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++huck·ster /ˈhʌkstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  American EnglishTRICK/DECEIVE someone who tries to sell things in a way that is too forceful and not honest – used to show disapproval 〔采用欺骗手段的〕强行推销者〔含贬义〕hucksterism noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
hucksterMy father voted Republican with the regularity of a huckster for Metamucil.There is little eyewitness reporting; there are almost no actual scenes of the speculators and hucksters at work.It's promoted by the natural-born hucksters within Apple because it has all the earmarks of something trendy and fashionable.Gamblers brought wheels of fortune; hucksters set up stalls to hawk gingerbread and beer.After all, no greedy hucksters could steal or plunder them.Vanity Fair is the annual fair on Elstow village green, with its hucksters and cheap finery and pickpockets.Time-share hucksters lurk in many hotel lobbies.But he still demonstrates fluency in the language of the huckster.
From Longman Business Dictionaryhucksterhuck‧ster /ˈhʌkstə-ər/ noun [countable] American English disapprovingMARKETING someone who uses forceful selling methods, especially dishonest onestime-share hucksters waiting in hotel lobbies for unwary touristsOrigin huckster (1100-1200) Middle Dutch hokester, from hoeken to go around selling things
huck·ster nounChineseSyllable
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huckster
huckster /ˈhʌkstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1100-1200
 Language: Middle Dutch
 Origin: hokester, from hoeken 'to go around selling things'
American English someone who tries to sell things in a way that is too forceful and not honest – used to show disapproval
—hucksterism noun [uncountable]


huck·sterBrE /ˈhʌkstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhʌkstər/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned, NAmE) (disapproving) a person who uses aggressive or annoying methods to sell sth 强行推销的人a person who sells things in the street or by visiting people's houses 沿街叫卖的小贩;上门推销员