Cheap-jack (Noun)
Meaning
A seller of shoddy goods.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The street vendor was a notorious cheap-jack known for selling faulty electronics to unsuspecting tourists.
- Local authorities were on the lookout for the infamous cheap-jack who had been selling counterfeit branded merchandise in the market.
- The traveling fair was shut down due to complaints about one vendor who was discovered to be a cheap-jack selling hazardous toys to children.
- Consumers are warned about the activities of a cheap-jack operating in the area who has been pushing defective household appliances on unsuspecting buyers.
- After receiving multiple reports, police raided the flea market and arrested a cheap-jack selling inferior tools with no warranty or after-sales support.