Meaning of "huckster" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HUCKSTER

Perhaps from Middle Dutch hoekster, from hoeken to carry on the back.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HUCKSTER

huckster  [ˈhʌkstə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUCKSTER

Huckster is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb huckster in English.

WHAT DOES HUCKSTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Huckster

Particularly in the United States, a huckster is a pejorative for a person who sells something or serves biased interests, using pushy or showy tactics.

Definition of huckster in the English dictionary

The first definition of huckster in the dictionary is a person who uses aggressive or questionable methods of selling. Other definition of huckster is a person who sells small articles or fruit in the street. Huckster is also a person who writes for radio or television advertisements.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HUCKSTER

PRESENT

Present

I huckster

you huckster

he/she/it hucksters

we huckster

you huckster

they huckster

Present continuous

I am huckstering

you are huckstering

he/she/it is huckstering

we are huckstering

you are huckstering

they are huckstering

Present perfect

I have huckstered

you have huckstered

he/she/it has huckstered

we have huckstered

you have huckstered

they have huckstered

Present perfect continuous

I have been huckstering

you have been huckstering

he/she/it has been huckstering

we have been huckstering

you have been huckstering

they have been huckstering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I huckstered

you huckstered

he/she/it huckstered

we huckstered

you huckstered

they huckstered

Past continuous

I was huckstering

you were huckstering

he/she/it was huckstering

we were huckstering

you were huckstering

they were huckstering

Past perfect

I had huckstered

you had huckstered

he/she/it had huckstered

we had huckstered

you had huckstered

they had huckstered

Past perfect continuous

I had been huckstering

you had been huckstering

he/she/it had been huckstering

we had been huckstering

you had been huckstering

they had been huckstering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will huckster

you will huckster

he/she/it will huckster

we will huckster

you will huckster

they will huckster

Future continuous

I will be huckstering

you will be huckstering

he/she/it will be huckstering

we will be huckstering

you will be huckstering

they will be huckstering

Future perfect

I will have huckstered

you will have huckstered

he/she/it will have huckstered

we will have huckstered

you will have huckstered

they will have huckstered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been huckstering

you will have been huckstering

he/she/it will have been huckstering

we will have been huckstering

you will have been huckstering

they will have been huckstering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would huckster

you would huckster

he/she/it would huckster

we would huckster

you would huckster

they would huckster

Conditional continuous

I would be huckstering

you would be huckstering

he/she/it would be huckstering

we would be huckstering

you would be huckstering

they would be huckstering

Conditional perfect

I would have huckster

you would have huckster

he/she/it would have huckster

we would have huckster

you would have huckster

they would have huckster

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been huckstering

you would have been huckstering

he/she/it would have been huckstering

we would have been huckstering

you would have been huckstering

they would have been huckstering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you huckster
we let´s huckster
you huckster

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to huckster

Past participle

huckstered

Present Participle

huckstering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HUCKSTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «huckster» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of huckster

barker · hawker · pedlar · pitchman · salesman · vendor

TRANSLATION OF HUCKSTER

Find out the translation of huckster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of huckster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «huckster» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 叫卖
• Translator English - Spanish: mercachifle
• English: huckster
• Translator English - Hindi: बनिया
• Translator English - Arabic: ساوم
• Translator English - Russian: барыги
• Translator English - Portuguese: mascate
• Translator English - Bengali: ফেরি করা
• Translator English - French: bonimenteur
• Translator English - Malay: Huckster
• Translator English - German: Krämer
• Translator English - Japanese: 行商人
• Translator English - Korean: 돈이라면 무엇이든지
• Translator English - Javanese: Huckster
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mặc cả
• Translator English - Tamil: கூவிப் பொருள் விற்பவர்
• Translator English - Marathi: हुकर
• Translator English - Turkish: madrabaz
• Translator English - Italian: droghiere
• Translator English - Polish: huckster
• Translator English - Ukrainian: бариги
• Translator English - Romanian: negustor ambulant
• Translator English - Greek: γυρολόγος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: venter
• Translator English - Swedish: huckster
• Translator English - Norwegian: høker

2 QUOTES WITH «HUCKSTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word huckster.

1

Tim Ferriss

Being called a huckster and a charlatan started several years ago, so that's something I'm accustomed to. In most cases, it doesn't bother me.

2

Denis O'Hare

My first paying gig was a play called 'The Voice of the Prairie' at a theater that no longer exists in Chicago called Wisdom Bridge. I played a fast-talking radio huckster - a salesman of crystal sets in the 1920s - and I actually won an award. Look at that! And then promptly didn't get hired for a year.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUCKSTER»

Discover the use of huckster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to huckster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who ...

Tells the story of the little-known Dr. John Brinkley and his unquenchable thirst for fame and fortune and Morris Fishbein, a quackbuster extraordinaire who relentlessly pursued the greatest charlatan of the 1920s and 1930s.

Pope Brock, 2009

The Grand Huckster: Houston's Judge Roy Hofheinz, Genius of ...

This book reflects Hofheinz's many faceted interests and his versatility and talents. Son of a poor Texas truck driver, his talents led him from a life to poverty to much wealth.

Edgar W. Ray, 1980

Groucho & W. C. Fields Huckster Comedians

Robert Benchley, Pluck and Luck CHAPTER 2 Background of the American Comic Con Artist and the Antihero Con artist, confidence man, grifter, huckster, diddler . . . whatever the name, the type has been around as long as there have been ...

Gehring, Wes D.

Huntington County, Indiana: History & Families, 1834-1993

Neterer Bakery Huckster Wagons (I. to r.) Vic Hammel, Earl Abbott, William Abbott . Russ Alford, and Dave Wise. Workers tit the Phyleen Candy Company Tomatoes await processing at. Among those employed by Neel Super Service and Neel ...

‎1993

Proceedings of the Common Council

39 Boynton, Clarence, huckster. .50, 84 Blower, J. D., rags and tin 94 Bauma, T. A., brooms and mustard 94, 122 Bouma, J. A., huckster 129, 233 Brace, George W., rags and tin, 150, 175, 881. Bos, Herman, huckster 150, 175 Brodskey, L., ...

Grand Rapids (Mich.). Common Council, 1909

Municipal markets in cities having a population of over ...

Peddler (nonproducer): With wagon With pushcart or on foot . Huckster ( nonproducer) Huckster (nonproducer): With wagon or pushcart On foot Huckster ( nonproducer J Huckster (nonproducer): 1 man or 1 horse. Each additional man or horse.

United States. Bureau of the Census, Starke McLaughlin Grogan, Lemuel A. Carruthers, 1919

Food and Everyday Life on Kentucky Family Farms, 1920-1950

Huckster Trucks Once motorized transportation became common, huckster trucks started visiting rural Kentucky areas and continued to do so up un- til the mid- 1950s. Before that there were huckster wagons and even huckster boats that ...

John Van Willigen, Anne Van Willigen, 2006

Proceedings of the City Commission

Jeth, H., huckster 47 Konlng, Jacob, huckster 25, 81 Koopema, Bonny, huckster 74 Kamp, John, huckster, 74, 106, 282, 309. Klass, Peter, rags 116, 144 Koplan, J., huckster 136, 232 Koory, M., sandwiches, 158, 215, 253 Kruyt, M. F., cookies,  ...

Grand Rapids (Mich.). City Commission, 1907

Stories & Fairy Tales

But once upon a time there was also a real huckster; he lived on the ground- floor , and the whole house belonged to him. The goblin remained friends with him, for at the huckster's they always had a big plum- pudding every Christmas Eve, ...

Hans Christian Andersen, 1897

Primary Education

THE GOBLIN AND THE HUCKSTER A student once lived in a garret, and a Huckster who owned the place, lived downstairs in his shop. A Goblin, attracted by jam and other good things to eat, came to live with the Huckster. On the evening ...

‎1920

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUCKSTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term huckster is used in the context of the following news items.

True Story review: Lies, damned lies, and Hollywood - The Irish Times

So seriously does the film take Finkel's shame that it invites him to set his crimes against the alleged actions of a slick huckster who may have ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Your Complete Guide To Friday's Hatboro Farmer's Market … - Patch

... Everrich Honey Farm and Howe Sharpening, Green Street Luxuries, Hamilton Homestead Farm, Happy Wanderer Bakery, Humble Huckster, ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»

Gelzinis: Walsh, Trump dust-up won't end with apology

... have placed him behind the wheel of the GOP clown car at the moment happen to be the audience who have fallen for a master huckster. «Boston Herald, Jul 15»

Jeb Bush Donald Trump - Sun Sentinel

@Huckster Finn, After having done a extensive internet search, I am not having much luck finding these key chains. Please cite the site where ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»

Summer sips, but with a twist - Philly.com

See the Old City bar's "Natural-Born Huckster," from Kenny Remster, which arranges subtle flavors, such as lemon, ginger, mint, and cucumber, ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»

16-year-old among those killed as shootings continue - Baltimore Sun

@Huckster Finn Well they better hope it doesn't end with a hung jury. Mosby will not try the case again and miss her upcoming Dancing with ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

Chautauqua circuit made its way here

... use of superlatives in its newspaper ads, many of its background stories in the Belen News would have made a carnival huckster blush. «Valencia County News Bulletin, Jul 15»

Keep the cops away from the radical clerics, be they Christian or …

If you want to see our grievance-ridden, huckster-driven future, looks to Northern Ireland, which has always been a world leader in the fevered ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»

Today is Jade Helm Day — Let's all freak out as America invades …

... in this case, is doomsday vitamin & supplement huckster Alex Jones, who told people listening on their DIY radio kits to prepare for the end. «Raw Story, Jul 15»

Cops: Man takes off with uncle's microwave

The victim told police he agreed to meet the huckster near W. 27th Street at 10:15 pm. When he dropped the $550 he had brought with him to ... «Brooklyn Daily, Jul 15»