huckster meaning and definition

HUCKSTER noun

Definition of huckster (noun)

1. a seller of shoddy goods
   • synonyms: cheap-jack
2. a person who writes radio or tv advertisements

HUCKSTER verb

Definition of huckster (verb)

1. sell or offer for sale from place to place
   • synonyms: hawk, monger, peddle, pitch, vend
2. wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
   • "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"
   • synonyms: chaffer, haggle, higgle