Meaning of PEDDLER
| Pronunciation: | | 'pedlur
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- [n] someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
- [n] an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
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| | Synonyms: | | drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, hawker, packman, pedlar, pitchman, pusher |
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| | See Also: | | chapman, crier, criminal, crook, dealer, felon, malefactor, marketer, muffin man, outlaw, sandboy, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ped"dler\, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare,
peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.]
One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about,
retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and
{pedler}.] ``Some vagabond huckster or peddler.'' --Hakluyt.
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| | Related Terms: | | arab, cadger, chapman, cheapjack, cheap-jack, cheap-john, colporteur, coster, costermonger, duffer, hawker, higgler, huckster, monger, pusher, roadman, sidewalk salesman, vendor |
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