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huckster

[huhk-ster] / ˈhʌk stər /


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Lon Chaney plays a huckster circus performer who pretends to have no arms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

What can anyone expect from a huckster, who will peddle anything and anyone to line his pockets?

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

The musical, which finds laughs in a worrisome alliance between a hick and a huckster, features a score by a pair of well-regarded Nashville songwriters: Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2022

The man may a huckster, a jaw-droppingly error-prone candidate, and, as his opponent for one of Pennsylvania’s Senate seats has reminded us many times, a New Jersey resident.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2022

I became a huckster like the ones that had fascinated me.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli