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Definition of Huckster

Huckster
Huckster Huck"ster, n. [OE. hukstere, hukster, OD. heukster, D. heuker; akin to D. huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken, huken, G. hocken, to squat, Icel. h?ka; -- the peddler being named from his stooping under the load on his back. Cf. Hawk to offer for sale.] 1. A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker. --Swift. 2. A mean, trickish fellow. --Bp. Hall.
Huckster
Huckster Huck"ster, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Huckstered; p. pr. & vb. n. Huckstering.] To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains. --Swift.

Meaning of Huckster from wikipedia

- A huckster is anyone who sells something or serves biased interests, using pushy or showy tactics. Historically, it meant any type of peddler or vendor...
- The Hucksters is a 1947 American comedy drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film. The...
- (WCW), and several WCW wrestlers, including Hulk Hogan (parodied as "The Huckster") and "Macho Man" Randy Savage (parodied as "Nacho Man"). The skits consisted...
- merchandise such as cheese. Hence the alternate title "The Goblin and the Huckster". The tale "Nissen hos Spækhøkeren" was first published November 30, 1852...
- parties: the baker would manage to sell the surplus bread to the huckster, and the huckster would in turn make a profit by selling the vantage loaf, the 13th...
- Wizard of Oz (1939), Morgan pla**** five roles: the Wizard, the carnival huckster "Professor Marvel", the "bust my buttons" Gatekeeper (who initially refuses...
- simpleton to preach them". Winston Churchill caricatured Gandhi as a "cunning huckster" s****ing selfish gain, an "aspiring dictator", and an "atavistic spokesman...
- Edmund Curll (c. 1675 – 11 December 1747) was an English bookseller and publisher. His name has become synonymous, through the attacks on him by Alexander...
- Ellery Queen Jerry Crabtree Episode: "The Adventure of the Hardhearted Huckster" 1976 Spencer's Pilots Cozens Episode: "The Search" 1976 Gibbsville Lawyer...
- man". WrestleMania XII featured a second cinematic match between "The Huckster" and "Nacho Man". At SummerSlam 1996, The Undertaker faced Mankind in a...