huckster
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Lon Chaney plays a huckster circus performer who pretends to have no arms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025
What can anyone expect from a huckster, who will peddle anything and anyone to line his pockets?
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024
‘SHUCKED’ When the crop starts to fail in the small town of Cob County, an expert “corn doctor” arrives to help, but is he really a huckster?
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023
But preproduction is disrupted by downtrodden producer Brad Shlansky, a Long Island huckster who was forced to grow up fast and eventually ventured to Hollywood with his two sisters.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023
I couldn’t defend myself, even against a portly old huckster like Samir.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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