Another huckster trying to sell snake oil again.
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Huckster
//ˈhʌkstɚ//
Synonyms for "huckster" (49 found)
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11 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- търгаш noun (somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner)
Finnish
2 entries- helppoheikki noun (somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner)
- helppoheikki noun (one who deceptively sells fraudulent products)
French
3 entries- bonimenteur noun (somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner)
- bonimenteur noun (one who deceptively sells fraudulent products)
- colporteur noun (somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner)
German
4 entries- Hausierer noun (somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner)
- Profitmacher noun (somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner)
- Werbefritze noun (one who writes advertisements for radio or television)
- Werbetexter noun (one who writes advertisements for radio or television)
Italian
1 entries- imbonitore noun (somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner)
Occitan
2 entries- colejaire noun (somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner)
- teriacaire noun (somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner)
Russian
3 entries- бары́га noun (one who deceptively sells fraudulent products)
- торга́ш noun (somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner)
- торга́ш noun (one who deceptively sells fraudulent products)
Sample sentences
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My great-great-grandfather was a huckster.
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drive those china hucksters from the doors
Source: wiktionary
Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
Source: wiktionary
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