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
  • Under that unique arrangement between the league, team and venue, the Jaguars are responsible for game day staffing, vendors, operations, ticketing, concessions and more.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Others have taken to buying from black-market street vendors.
    — Matt Gutman, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of vendors
Noun
  • The new Fashionphile report is loaded with data on the platform’s sellers in 2026, and also offers insight into the year’s generational, geographical and style trends.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Dozens of medical professionals have openly promoted access to retatrutide, and some sellers have been aided by an independent, blue-chip certification that gives them the appearance of legitimacy and the ability to advertise it on social media.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 13 Oct. 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
  • Participating merchants, marketing cooperatives and self-marketing growers supply the fiber through Field Partner Programs.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The ministry had been asking merchants to pay about $3,226 per truck entering Gaza, Sheheiber said.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of merchants
Noun
  • They're joined by fishermen, auctioneers, fish hawkers and wholesalers, transport workers and ice suppliers.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The dog hawkers, however, don’t fit into any Peace Action report or lecture to visiting students.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of hawkers
Noun
  • The group’s calculations exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The London Invitational also gave two dealers without galleries the opportunity to exhibit their artists.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealers

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“Hucksters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hucksters. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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