huckster

huck·ster

H0312500 (hŭk′stər)n.1. One who sells wares or provisions in the street; a peddler or hawker.2. One who uses aggressive, showy, and sometimes devious methods to promote or sell a product.3. Informal One who writes advertising copy, especially for radio or television.v. huck·stered, huck·ster·ing, huck·sters v.tr.1. To sell; peddle.2. To promote or attempt to sell (a commercial product, for example) in an overaggressive or showy manner.3. To haggle over; deal in.v.intr. To sell or promote something.

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[Middle English, probably of Low German origin; akin to Middle Dutch hokester.]

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huck′ster·ism n.

huckster

(ˈhʌkstə) n1. (Commerce) a person who uses aggressive or questionable methods of selling2. (Commerce) rare a person who sells small articles or fruit in the street3. (Broadcasting) US a person who writes for radio or television advertisementsvb4. (tr) to peddle5. (Commerce) (tr) to sell or advertise aggressively or questionably6. to haggle (over)[C12: perhaps from Middle Dutch hoekster, from hoeken to carry on the back] ˈhucksterism n

huck•ster

(ˈhʌk stər)
n. 1. an aggressive seller or promoter, esp. one who uses showy or dubious methods. 2. a person whose business is advertising, esp. radio and television advertising. 3. a peddler of small items, esp. fruits and vegetables; hawker. v.i. 4. to make petty bargains; haggle. 5. to deal in small items; peddle. v.t. 6. to sell or promote, esp. in an aggressive and flashy manner. [1150–1200; Middle English huccstere=hucc- haggle (c. dial. German hucken to huckster) + -stere -ster] huck′ster•ism, n.

huckster

Past participle: huckstered
Gerund: huckstering

Imperative
huckster
huckster

Present
I huckster
you huckster
he/she/it hucksters
we huckster
you huckster
they huckster

Preterite
I huckstered
you huckstered
he/she/it huckstered
we huckstered
you huckstered
they huckstered

Present Continuous
I am huckstering
you are huckstering
he/she/it is huckstering
we are huckstering
you are huckstering
they are huckstering

Present Perfect
I have huckstered
you have huckstered
he/she/it has huckstered
we have huckstered
you have huckstered
they have huckstered

Past Continuous
I was huckstering
you were huckstering
he/she/it was huckstering
we were huckstering
you were huckstering
they were huckstering

Past Perfect
I had huckstered
you had huckstered
he/she/it had huckstered
we had huckstered
you had huckstered
they had huckstered

Future
I will huckster
you will huckster
he/she/it will huckster
we will huckster
you will huckster
they will huckster

Future Perfect
I will have huckstered
you will have huckstered
he/she/it will have huckstered
we will have huckstered
you will have huckstered
they will have huckstered

Future Continuous
I will be huckstering
you will be huckstering
he/she/it will be huckstering
we will be huckstering
you will be huckstering
they will be huckstering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been huckstering
you have been huckstering
he/she/it has been huckstering
we have been huckstering
you have been huckstering
they have been huckstering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been huckstering
you will have been huckstering
he/she/it will have been huckstering
we will have been huckstering
you will have been huckstering
they will have been huckstering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been huckstering
you had been huckstering
he/she/it had been huckstering
we had been huckstering
you had been huckstering
they had been huckstering

Conditional
I would huckster
you would huckster
he/she/it would huckster
we would huckster
you would huckster
they would huckster

Past Conditional
I would have huckstered
you would have huckstered
he/she/it would have huckstered
we would have huckstered
you would have huckstered
they would have huckstered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	huckster - a seller of shoddy goodscheap-jackmarketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor - someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
	2.	huckster - a person who writes radio or tv advertisementsadman, advertiser, advertizer - someone whose business is advertising
Verb	1.	huckster - sell or offer for sale from place to placehawk, monger, peddle, vend, pitchsell, trade, deal - do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
	2.	huckster - wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"chaffer, haggle, higglebargain down, beat down - persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"bargain, dicker - negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"

huckster

verb1. To travel about selling goods:hawk, peddle, vend.2. To argue about the terms, as of a sale:bargain, dicker, haggle, higgle, negotiate, palter.

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