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Noun
en-noun

1. Somebody who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall or in the street; a peddler, a hawker.
2. Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.
3. Somebody who writes advertisements for the radio or for TV.

See also
pitchman
spruiker

Verb
en-verb

1. To sell or offer goods from place to place, to peddle.
2. To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.
3. To sell goods aggressively or in a showy manner.

Derived terms
hucksterism

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