HUCKSTER

PRONUNCIATION: (HUHK-stuhr)

MEANING: noun: One who sells things of questionable value in an aggressive or dishonest manner.
verb tr.: To sell something of questionable value aggressively or dishonestly.
verb intr.: To haggle.

ETYMOLOGY: From Middle Dutch word hokester (peddler), from hoeken (to peddle). Earliest documented use: 1200s.
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HUCKSTEE - the victim

HUNKSTER - one sharp dude

SHUCKSTER - diffident hillbilly