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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: huckster n 1: a seller of shoddy goods [syn: {hawker}, {tout}, {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: bargain or wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: {haggle}, {higgle}, {chaffer}, {dicker}]
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