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Definition of Hucksters

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 Hucksters from wikipedia

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- (WCW), and several WCW wrestlers, including Hulk Hogan (parodied as "The Huckster") and "Macho Man" Randy Savage (parodied as "Nacho Man"). The skits consisted...
- but a critical failure. Gable was acclaimed for his performance in The Hucksters (1947), a satire of post-war Madison Avenue corruption and immorality...
- man". WrestleMania XII featured a second cinematic match between "The Huckster" and "Nacho Man". At SummerSlam 1996, The Undertaker faced Mankind in a...
- turns his operations into TV spectacles. He is also shown as an inventor/huckster on the television show I Can't Believe They Invented It! The design of...
- (1991). The Great American Medicine Show: Being an Illustrated History of Hucksters, Healers, Health Evangelists, and Heroes from Plymouth Rock to the Present...
- mainly positive traits. In 1977, Ray Hyman wrote about the way in which hucksters exploit the Forer effect to take advantage of victims (or "marks"). He...
- including Gunfighters, Lawmen (such as U.S. Marshals or local sheriffs), Hucksters (magic users), Shamans, Blessed (those of faith), and Mad Scientists in...