Definition of: huckster

(huk′stər) noun
1. One who retails small wares, provisions, or the like; a peddler; hawker; especially, one who raises and sells garden products.
2. A mean, venal fellow; a petty jobber or trickster.
3. U.S. Slang An advertising man.
—v.t.
1. To put up for sale; peddle.
2. To haggle over.
—v.i.
3. To haggle. [<MDu. hoekster <heuken retail]
—huck′ster·ism noun