Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HUCK'STER, n. [G. höcke, höcker; Dan. hökker. It seems to be from hocken, to take on the back, and to signify primarily a peddler, one that carries goods on his back.]

1. A retailer of small articles, of provisions, nuts, &c.
2. A mean trickish fellow. Hub. Tale.