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Definition of huckster noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

huckster

noun
 
/ˈhʌkstə(r)/
 
/ˈhʌkstər/
(old-fashioned, North American English)
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  1. (disapproving) a person who uses aggressive or annoying methods to sell something
  2. a person who sells things in the street or by visiting people’s houses
  3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘retailer at a stall, hawker’): probably of Low German origin.
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