Huckster
Huckster , noun
[Old English hukstere, hukster, OD. heukster, Dutch heuker; akin to Dutch huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken, huken, German hocken, to squat, Icelandic h{not transcribed}ka; -- the peddler being named from his stooping under the load on his back. Compare Hawk to offer for sale.]
1.
A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker. — Swift
2.
A mean, trickish fellow. — Bp. Hall
Huckster , intransitive verb
To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains. — Swift