huckster

/hˈʌkstɐ/

/ˈhəkstɝ/

Huckster

a seller of shoddy goods

synonyms : cheap-jack

a person who writes radio or tv advertisements

to huckster

MAIN VERB

sell or offer for sale from place to place

synonyms : hawk

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

synonyms : chaffer

Examples

1. Snake-oil salesmen The Old West was ripe with hucksters.

2. Some hucksters tried to take advantage of the pontiff's visit.

3. These hucksters, charlatans, and flim flam men promised to increase the size through rubs, creams, pills, or pumps.

4. There's a ton of hucksters.