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peddler

/'pɛdlər/

Synonyms of peddler Antonyms of peddler Examples of peddler Usage of peddler Parts of peddler Definition that contains peddler Words sounding like peddler Explanation of peddler

noun
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
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Similar:

hawker packman pedlar pitchman

type of:
vendor marketer seller trafficker vender
noun
an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
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drug dealer drug peddler drug trafficker pusher

type of:
felon outlaw malefactor criminal crook dealer

Definition that contains peddler

chapman archaic term for an itinerant peddler
crier a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells
cheapjack a peddler of inferior goods
sandboy a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in `happy as a sandboy'
muffin man formerly an itinerant peddler of muffins