peddler
NounUS[ped-ler]/ˈpɛdlɚ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)peddlers
- someone who travels about selling their wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)Synonyms: pedlarhawkerpitchmanType of seller, marketerKinds crier, packman, muffin man, chapman, sandboy, transmigrante, chapwoman, cheapjack, packwoman
- an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugsSynonyms: pusherdrug peddlerdrug dealerdrug traffickerType of dealer, criminal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ped′dler noun
Origin: 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.” Richard Hakluyt
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54