as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
street corner hawkers selling everything from fake designer purses to original works of art
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Recent Examples of hawker
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.
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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
They were both placed on a 10-day remand for interrogation over the death of 24-year-old hawker Md.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Inside the two-story complex, hawkers sell everything from glamour to junk.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
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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
They were both placed on a 10-day remand for interrogation over the death of 24-year-old hawker Md.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Inside the two-story complex, hawkers sell everything from glamour to junk.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawker
Noun
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In addition to the parade, attendees can enjoy a variety of Irish celebrations with vendors at each end of the parade and along the route.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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About 250 hard-working people, including my employees and vendors and their dependents, rely on our Florida operation for all or a significant part of their livelihoods.—
Mark Casse,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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That didn’t last long because sellers showed upon Thursday and undercut Wednesday’s low erasing a chance for a new rally to unfold.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Loeb visited the Kennedy Center workforce, including stagehands, wardrobe professionals, makeup artists, scenic artists and ticket sellers, represented by the union this week.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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Commerce depended on walkers—people commuting to work, travelers and pilgrims stopping at shops to buy goods that were unavailable in other cities, and peddlers selling food, drink, and a variety of goods and services, among others.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Dec. 2024
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On the other hand, South Congress Books recently closed shop and, in this age of Amazon, book peddlers are constantly trying to figure out how to draw in buyers.—
Asher Price,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Racers and visitors are advised to not park in any merchant lots.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
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After all, between January 2024 and Inauguration Day, the U.S. military and its allies conducted over 260 strikes on Houthi targets, but the attacks on merchant and naval assets kept coming.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 Mar. 2025
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Yet religious hucksters continue to draw crowds, always preying on the vulnerable.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The biggest takeaway from the dinner, however, is that they have been married nine and a half years, right before the ten-year mark when everything in California becomes joint property and Dorit would get half no matter what her huckster of a husband says.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Hawker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawker. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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