peddler
An itinerant seller of small goodsAn itinerant seller of small goods.
» My great-great-grandfather was a peddler.
Meaning
3 sensesAn itinerant seller of small goods.
Hausierer, Krämer, Höker
коробе́йникkorobéjnik, разно́счикraznósčik, офе́няofénja
коробе́йникkorobéjnyk, офе́няofénja, розно́шувачroznóšuvač
A drug dealer.
an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
(figuratively)A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.
Schwätzer, Fabulant, Waschweib
Examples
6 sentencesMy great-great-grandfather was a peddler.
His father made a living as a peddler.
The peddler carried a big bundle on his back.
He's the biggest peddler of politricks I know of!
He was a wandering peddler.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pedlere, pedlare, pedeler, alteration of Middle English peddere (“hawkFrom Middle English pedlere, pedlare, pedeler, alteration of Middle English peddere (“hawker, peddler”), of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin pedārius, from Latin pedāre (“to furnish with feet; prop up”).
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Forms
plural: peddlersSynonyms
12 synonyms- someone who travels about selling their wares (as on the streets or at carnivals):pedlarhawkerpitchman
- an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs:pusherdrug peddlerdrug dealerdrug trafficker