chapman

noun

Definition of chapmannext
British
as in pedlar

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  1. peddler
  2. hawker
  3. huckster
Noun
  • Where are the violent groups of the 2020 election? Threats of political violence, intimidation and insurrection have surged across the online extremist ecosystem in recent weeks, driven by a network of conspiracy theorists, disinformation peddlers and propagandists.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Roosevelt, who would later become one of the most famous American presidents in history, not to mention one of the world’s most celebrated conservationists, pushed his way through the crowd of shoppers, screaming peddlers and vendors.
    Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of peddler
Noun
  • His father, a construction worker, and his mother, a hawker, had 11 children and could only afford to send Lee to school for six years.
    Ram Anand, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
  • After graduating from secondary school, Mackenzie worked as a street hawker in Mombasa, then drove a taxi in Malindi.
    Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Definition of hawker
Noun
  • So for the last few years, the vote-fraud hucksters have focused on a different lie: That undocumented immigrants (brought into the country by Democrats) are voting illegally.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Cusack is at her huckster best as the film's antagonist, but Addams Family Values is a star vehicle for Lloyd, who is the quintessential Uncle Fester in the eyes of most present fans.
    Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of huckster
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