hucksterism

huck·ster

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [huhk-ster]
- /ˈhʌk stər/
- /ˈhʌkstərɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhk-ster]
- /ˈhʌk stər/

Definitions of hucksterism word

noun hucksterism a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker. 1
noun hucksterism a person who employs showy methods to effect a sale, win votes, etc.: the crass methods of political hucksters. 1
noun hucksterism a cheaply mercenary person. 1
noun hucksterism Informal. a persuasive and aggressive salesperson. a person who works in the advertising industry, especially one who prepares aggressive advertising for radio and television. 1
noun hucksterism The condition of being a huckster. 1
noun hucksterism The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior. 0

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Origin of hucksterism

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; Middle English huccstere (perhaps cognate with Middle Dutch hokester), equivalent to hucc- haggle (cognate with dialectal German hucken to huckster) + -stere -ster

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Parts of speech for Hucksterism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hucksterism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hucksterism usage trend in Literature

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