peddler

noun

ˈped-lər How to pronounce peddler (audio)
variants also pedlar
Definition of peddlernext
as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps

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Recent Examples of peddler Those who benefit will be the peddlers of lies and provable garbage, on everything from the efficacy of vaccines to the reality of climate change to the basic fact of who won the 2020 election. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025 Some of the biggest peddlers of drone hokum have been elected officials. — Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024 The two men’s paths had first crossed in Detroit, where Fard Muhammad was a street peddler of silk goods who also preached a self-help faith. — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024 Tourists were wandering around the stalls along Canal Street, where Chinese peddlers and recent immigrants from Africa were selling the same fake Louis Vuitton and Gucci products. — Rong Xiaoqing, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for peddler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
  1. vendor
  2. hawker
  3. merchant
  4. seller
  5. huckster
  6. trader
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of vendor
Noun
  • The City Commission unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday that prohibits all vendors -- including the hot dog hawkers who wear revealing thong bikinis -- from selling along the road.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The approximately 10-foot-tall tree was displayed at the bullion hawker’s headquarters in Munich for several days in honor of the company’s 35th anniversary.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of hawker
Noun
  • The panel, which is made of two Baltic oak boards from two different trees, has a merchant or cargo mark on its back that resembles a mark on a portrait of King Edward VI, Jane’s predecessor on the throne.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The previous four CEOs were not considered merchants or fashion executives, with their expertise largely in non-merchandise areas.
    — David Moin, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • 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
  • Better yet, sellers who put their homes in peak show condition put themselves in the best position for a top offer.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of seller
Noun
  • Yet religious hucksters continue to draw crowds, always preying on the vulnerable.
    — Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Definition of huckster
Noun
  • While few investors are in Musk’s shoes, many retail traders and institutional funds with outsized Tesla positions have experienced significant losses on paper.
    — Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The New York Times reported that traders are now expecting around three rate cuts before the end of 2025 via CME FedWatch.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of trader

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