huckster

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhʌkstə/

noun

  • 1a person who sells small items door-to-door or from a stall: a door-to-door huckster
  • a person who sells in an aggressive or ruthless way.
  • 2North American a publicity agent or advertising copywriter.

verb

[no object] North American
  • bargain; haggle: they were clearly embarrassed at having to huckster for cash
  • [with object] promote or sell (something, typically a product of questionable value): he was huckstering a video

Derivatives

hucksterism

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'retailer at a stall, hawker'): probably of Low German origin