peddler
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)Synonyms: pedlarpackmanhawkerpitchman
- an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugsSynonyms: pusherdrug peddlerdrug dealerdrug trafficker
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Peddler \Ped"dler\, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also pedlar and pedler.] "Some vagabond huckster or peddler." --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]