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
Del Toro was such an amiable huckster.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Yet many mysteries remain, and plenty of myths and pseudoscientific claims surrounding the brain are still out there — many based on either misunderstandings of the empirical data or the misleading promises of hucksters.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for huckster
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Yet many mysteries remain, and plenty of myths and pseudoscientific claims surrounding the brain are still out there — many based on either misunderstandings of the empirical data or the misleading promises of hucksters.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025
While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for huckster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huckster
Noun
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For a few seconds, everyone at Progressive Field — players, umpires, fans, cotton candy vendors — stared at the video board, awaiting the handy diagram that would determine whether the Cleveland Guardians’ lead was in jeopardy.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Organized by the Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association, the event featured more than 450 vendors selling arts, crafts, and international food, plus several entertainment stages and a dog-friendly beer garden.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Such a transaction takes some of the leverage out of the seller’s grasp on the transaction.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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This set, which includes lip liner, blush, and lipstick, is the smartest way to snag some top sellers and makes for a good gift.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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Chatting with the peddler Rutherford Selig (Bradley Stryker, enjoyably channeling Deadwood), Bynum casually unzips the surface of reality and dips into the waters below.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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Kennedy, who has no background in science, medicine, or public health, is well known as an ardent anti-vaccine activist and peddler of conspiracy theories.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the same time, a backlog of 18,000 merchant mariner credentials has built up, delaying the certification of workers essential to maritime commerce.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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At the mall’s food court, customers frequently pay using an app that grants small credit lines affiliated to certain merchants.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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The restaurant became a minor sensation—the titular dish is terrific, silken and subtle and rich, but what most stood out was a rotating lineup of specials, mostly hawker-style Malaysian fare, particularly the food of Klang, his parents’ home town, on Malaysia’s western coast.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Bring your pastry to Marine Parade’s public lawns for a lakeside lunch in view of street performers, snack carts and thrill ride hawkers.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Glaser’s opening monologue took jabs at MrBeast’s fanbase, Noah Kahan for looking like a weed dealer at a Dave Matthews concert and Victoria Beckham for never cracking a smile.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Commissioners voted to delay a final vote on the project plan, but only after the legislative tea leaves were looking hazardous for Kelly Tractor, a heavy equipment dealer.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Huckster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huckster. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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