huckster
Aggressive street seller
A huckster is an aggressive seller of cheap goods, originally one who hawks wares in the street or door-to-door.
The word carries connotations of pushiness and questionable ethics.
In modern use, huckster often describes anyone who promotes something through exaggerated claims or manipulative tactics: political hucksters, a huckster peddling miracle cures.
The verb means to sell or promote aggressively.
One who sells goods
- peddlerRoving small-goods merchant
- street sellerOutdoor retail merchant
- pitchmanPersuasive product demonstrator
- salesmanOne who moves merchandise
door-to-door · barker · costermonger · stallholder · roadside · pushcart · canvasser · drummer
Intentional criminal trickery
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- con manFraud through false trust
- scammerOne who defrauds others
grifter · flimflammer · snake oil salesman · mountebank · quack · shyster · deceiver · cheat
Persuasive extended talk
- pitchFrequency of sound
- patterQuick rehearsed speech
- hard sellAggressive sales approach
- promotionRank increase or publicity
persuasion · advertisement · infomercial · plug · tagline · slogan · jingle · endorsement
Smooth or craftily adept
- oilyCovered in grease
- glibSuperficially articulate
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
shrewd · sly · crafty · insincere · unscrupulous · pushy · aggressive · manipulative
Favorable purchase price
- haggleDispute price persistently
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- dickerNegotiate terms informally
deal · counteroffer · wheeling and dealing · markup · discount · price-cutting · hustle · trade
vendor
One who sells goods
- peddlerRoving small-goods merchant
- street sellerOutdoor retail merchant
- pitchmanPersuasive product demonstrator
salesman · door-to-door · barker · costermonger · stallholder · roadside · pushcart · canvasser · drummer · traveling salesman
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- con manFraud through false trust
scammer · grifter · flimflammer · snake oil salesman · mountebank · quack · shyster · deceiver · cheat · trickster
spiel
Persuasive extended talk
promotion · persuasion · advertisement · infomercial · plug · tagline · slogan · jingle · endorsement · commercial
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
cunning · shrewd · sly · crafty · insincere · unscrupulous · pushy · aggressive · manipulative · underhanded
bargain
Favorable purchase price
- haggleDispute price persistently
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
dicker · deal · counteroffer · wheeling and dealing · markup · discount · price-cutting · hustle · trade · transaction
- Crookscrook, swindler, fraudster, embezzler, con artist
- persuaderspersuader, orator, orators, public speaker, speechmaker
- salespeoplecar salesman, sales reps, sales associates, sales agents, sales clerk
- smooth talkerssmooth talker, smooth-talker, sweet talker, sweet-talker, fast talker
- swindlerscon artist, swindler, fraudster, scammer, grifter
- admencopywriter, creative director, art director, account executive, pitchman