hucksters

noun

plural of huckster
as in vendors
one who sells things outdoors hucksters outside the auditorium selling everything from key chains to life-size cutouts of the performers

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Recent Examples of hucksters The fact that none of that advice could ever help someone find real intimacy or success isn’t a problem for the manosphere hucksters, because those achievements would be bad for the business model. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Yet many mysteries remain, and plenty of myths and pseudoscientific claims surrounding the brain are still out there — many based on either misunderstandings of the empirical data or the misleading promises of hucksters. — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 19 Sep. 2025 While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead. — Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025 The Conjuring–verse is an exercise in branding, the brainchild of master hucksters Ed and Lorraine Warren. — Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hucksters
  1. vendors
  2. sellers
  3. peddlers
  4. merchants
  5. hawkers
  6. dealers
Noun
  • By 2022, the Suhoor Festival drew crowds of more than 55,000 per day to stop at over 50 vendors selling photo-worthy ice cream nachos and bites of potatoes deep-fried into crispy corkscrews.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • More than 20 vendors are expected, along with additional food, games, performances and improved line and safety controls.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of vendors
Noun
  • Last month, sellers outnumbered buyers by 51% across the country.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This helped streamline the application process and make assumptions a better option for buyers and sellers.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of sellers
Noun
  • But at each step, the NCAA fought reform through lobbying and influence peddlers focusing more on its finances than the well-being of athletes.
    — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Find a souvenir in the high-end boutiques on Montana Avenue, the independent shops and vintage stores along Main Street or the brand-name peddlers at Santa Monica Place.
    — Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of peddlers
Noun
  • The crude market remains dominated by state producers, major energy companies, commodity merchants and large industrial consumers whose activity dwarfs that of individual traders.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Mass merchants aren’t the only retailers putting more investment in same-day delivery.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of merchants
Noun
  • The reason there were so many children there to begin with was because their mothers, who worked as hawkers, had nowhere else to leave them.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The peanut hawkers at sports venues over a century ago wouldn’t recognize the diversity of food—or seating types—in today’s modern stadium.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of hawkers
Noun
  • After all, Bentley dealers have to sell these cars to Bentley customers.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
  • While collectors and dealers navigate more challenging terrain, signs point to a maturing market.
    — Payal Uttam, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dealers

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“Hucksters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hucksters. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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