commission agent vs huckster

commission agent

noun
  • A merchant earning a commission by selling goods belonging to others. 

  • An agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name. 

  • A person entrusted with a confidential task, often secretly to place a bet. 

huckster

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

  • Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner. 

  • One who deceptively sells fraudulent products. 

  • Somebody who writes advertisements for radio or television. 

verb
  • To haggle, to wrangle, or to bargain. 

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

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

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