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- a person who sells small items, either door-to-door or from a stall or small shop小贩; 做小商品生意的人。
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- a mercenary person keen to make a profit out of anything惟利是图之辈。
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- N. Amer. a publicity agent or advertising copywriter, especially for radio or television〈北美〉（尤指电台或电视台的）广告代理, 广告撰稿人。
no obj.
1- chiefly N. Amer. bargain; haggle〈主北美〉讨价还价; 议价。
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- with obj. promote or sell (something, typically a product of questionable value)用大吹大擂的手段推销（尤指价值可疑的产品）。
派生词
hucksterism
noun词源
Middle English （in the sense 'retailer at a stall, hawker'）： probably of Low German origin.