peddler

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)Synonyms: pedlarpackmanhawkerpitchman
  2. an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugsSynonyms: pusherdrug peddlerdrug dealerdrug trafficker
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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]
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