huckster

名词 huckster:

1. a seller of shoddy goods
   同义词：cheap-jack
2. a person who writes radio or tv advertisements

动词 huckster:

1. sell or offer for sale from place to place
   同义词：peddle, monger, hawk, vend, pitch
2. wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
   同义词：haggle, higgle, chaffer

huck.ster

n.（名词）
One who sells wares or provisions in the street; a peddler or hawker.
小贩：在街上卖商品或食物的人；货郎或叫卖的小贩
One who uses aggressive, showy, and sometimes devious methods to promote or sell a product.
强行推销人：使用夸张、卖弄、甚至有时不正当的手段推销或兜售商品的人
Informal One who writes advertising copy, especially for radio or television.
【非正式用语】 广告员：写广告的人，尤指为广播电台或电视台
v.（动词）
huck.stered,huck.ster.ing,huck.sters
v.tr.（及物动词）
To sell; peddle.
兜售；叫卖
To promote or attempt to sell (a commercial product, for example) in an overaggressive or showy manner.
强行推销：用过于夸张或卖弄的方式推销或试图兜售（如商业产品）
To haggle over; deal in.
论价；经营
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To engage in haggling.
讨价还价

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
[probably of Low German origin] ; akin to Middle Dutch hokester
[可能源于低地德语] ；类似于 中古荷兰语 hokester

【引伸】
huck.sterism
n.（名词）