huckster

英 [ˈhʌkstə(r)]

美 [ˈhʌkstər]

n.  强行推销的人; 沿街叫卖的小贩; 上门推销员

复数：hucksters　现在分词：huckstering　过去式：huckstered　第三人称单数：hucksters　过去分词：huckstered　

GRETEM8

BNC.46393 / COCA.25069

牛津词典

noun

• 强行推销的人
  a person who uses aggressive or annoying methods to sell sth
• 沿街叫卖的小贩；上门推销员
  a person who sells things in the street or by visiting people's houses

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （采用欺骗或强行手段推销无用物品的）推销员，商贩
  If you refer to someone as ahuckster, you are criticizing them for trying to sell useless or worthless things in a dishonest or aggressive way.
  1. A huckster offered to sell Carnegie the formula for guaranteed success for $20,000.
     一名骗子推销员提出以两万美元的价格卖给卡内基一张保证成功的秘方。

英英释义

noun

• a seller of shoddy goods
  Synonym:cheap-jack
• a person who writes radio or tv advertisements

verb

• wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
  1. Let's not haggle over a few dollars
  Synonym:hagglehigglechaffer
• sell or offer for sale from place to place
  Synonym:peddlemongerhawkvendpitch

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