HUCKSTER

Pronunciation (US):

• HUCKSTER (noun)
  The noun HUCKSTER has 2 senses:

1. a seller of shoddy goods
2. a person who writes radio or tv advertisements

  Familiarity information: HUCKSTER used as a noun is rare.

• HUCKSTER (verb)
  The verb HUCKSTER has 2 senses:

1. sell or offer for sale from place to place
2. wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

  Familiarity information: HUCKSTER used as a verb is rare.

• HUCKSTER (noun)

Meaning:

A seller of shoddy goods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

cheap-jack; huckster

Hypernyms ("huckster" is a kind of...):

marketer; seller; trafficker; vender; vendor (someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money)

Meaning:

A person who writes radio or tv advertisements

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("huckster" is a kind of...):

adman; advertiser; advertizer (someone whose business is advertising)

• HUCKSTER (verb)

Meaning:

Sell or offer for sale from place to place

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

hawk; huckster; monger; peddle; vend; pitch

Hypernyms (to "huckster" is one way to...):

deal; sell; trade (do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

Sam and Sue huckster
Sam wants to huckster with Sue

Meaning:

Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

chaffer; haggle; higgle; huckster

Context example:

Let's not haggle over a few dollars

Hypernyms (to "huckster" is one way to...):

bargain; dicker (negotiate the terms of an exchange)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "huckster"):

bargain down; beat down (persuade the seller to accept a lower price)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP