Cheapjack (Noun)
Meaning
A peddler of inferior goods.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The cheapjack on the street corner was notorious for selling fake designer handbags to unsuspecting tourists.
- At the flea market, a cheapjack was hawking his wares, claiming they were genuine antiques but clearly they were just reproductions.
- The traveling fair was always accompanied by a cheapjack who would sell low-quality trinkets and souvenirs to the attendees.
- The city council was cracking down on the cheapjacks who were setting up shop on the sidewalks and selling shoddy goods to passersby.
- In the old days, cheapjacks would travel from town to town selling their dubious wares to anyone who would buy them.