The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hackster
Hackster \Hack"ster\ (-st[~e]r), n. [From Hack to cut.]
A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin. [Obs.]
--Milton.
Wiktionary
hackster
n. (context obsolete English) A bully; a ruffian; an assassin.
Usage examples of "hackster".
Such liberties do nothing but convert the grubby hacksters who produce these tracts into men of influence, so that they strut around as though they were gentlemen of quality.