The difference between Huckster and Pitchman

When used as nouns, huckster means a peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall or in the street, whereas pitchman means a salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.


Huckster is also verb with the meaning: to haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.

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  1. Huckster as a noun:

    A peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall or in the street.

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  2. Huckster as a noun:

    Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.

  3. Huckster as a noun:

    One who deceptively sells fraudulent products.

  4. Huckster as a noun:

    Somebody who writes advertisements for radio or television.

  5. Huckster as a noun:

    A mean, deceptive person.

  1. Huckster as a verb (intransitive):

    To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain.

  2. Huckster as a verb (transitive):

    To sell or offer goods from place to place, to peddle.

  3. Huckster as a verb (transitive):

    To promote or sell goods in an aggressive, showy manner.

  1. Pitchman as a noun:

    A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.

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