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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A mean, trickish fellow. --Bp. Hall.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Huckster \Huck"ster\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Huckstered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Huckstering.]
     To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains. --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Huckster \Huck"ster\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Huckstered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Huckstering.]
     To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains. --Swift.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  huckster
       n 1: a seller of shoddy goods [syn: cheap-jack]
       2: a person who writes radio or tv advertisements
       v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle, monger,
             hawk, vend, pitch]
       2: wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's
          not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: haggle, higgle, chaffer]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  huckster
     n.
     1 A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door,
  from a stall(,) or in the street.
     2 Somebody who sell#Verbs things in an aggressive#Adjective or
  showy#Adjective manner.
     3 One who deceptively#Adverb sells fraudulent#Adjective
  product#Nouns.
     4 Somebody who writes advertisement#Nouns for radio or television.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.
     2 (lb en transitive) To sell or offer goods from place to place, to
  peddle.
     3 (lb en transitive) To promote or sell goods in an aggressive, showy
  manner.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  huckster
     n.
     1 A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door,
  from a stall(,) or in the street.
     2 Somebody who sell#Verbs things in an aggressive#Adjective or
  showy#Adjective manner.
     3 One who deceptively#Adverb sells fraudulent#Adjective
  product#Nouns.
     4 Somebody who writes advertisement#Nouns for radio or television.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.
     2 (lb en transitive) To sell or offer goods from place to place, to
  peddle.
     3 (lb en transitive) To promote or sell goods in an aggressive, showy
  manner.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  huckster
     n.
     1 A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door,
  from a stall(,) or in the street.
     2 Somebody who sell#Verbs things in an aggressive#Adjective or
  showy#Adjective manner.
     3 One who deceptively#Adverb sells fraudulent#Adjective
  product#Nouns.
     4 Somebody who writes advertisement#Nouns for radio or television.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.
     2 (lb en transitive) To sell or offer goods from place to place, to
  peddle.
     3 (lb en transitive) To promote or sell goods in an aggressive, showy
  manner.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  huckster
     n.
     1 A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door,
  from a stall(,) or in the street.
     2 Somebody who sell#Verbs things in an aggressive#Adjective or
  showy#Adjective manner.
     3 One who deceptively#Adverb sells fraudulent#Adjective
  product#Nouns.
     4 Somebody who writes advertisement#Nouns for radio or television.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.
     2 (lb en transitive) To sell or offer goods from place to place, to
  peddle.
     3 (lb en transitive) To promote or sell goods in an aggressive, showy
  manner.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  huckster
     Englanti n.
     kaupustelija, kulkukauppias, katukauppias, katukaupustelija
     Englanti vb.
     kaupustella

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Huckster /hˈʌkstə/
  البائع المتجول

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  huckster //ˈhʌkstɚ// 
  търгаш
  somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner