variants
also pedlar
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
Unregistered hawker and peddler, ordinance violation.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Aware of this injustice, companies are hiring lawyers and influence peddlers to bolster their MAGA credentials and pervert traditional law enforcement.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The cannabis peddlers promise to shake up your world, break down barriers and put a big smile on your face.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Aware of this injustice, companies are hiring lawyers and influence peddlers to bolster their MAGA credentials and pervert traditional law enforcement.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The cannabis peddlers promise to shake up your world, break down barriers and put a big smile on your face.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
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Coco frio, also known as fresh coconut water, is a refreshment commonly sold by street vendors on the island.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Bad Bunny put a lot of vendors [in his performance], and that sent a big message that vendors are not criminals.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Excluding models originally released prior to 2025, the Nike Ja 3 was the top seller and was followed directly by Wilson’s Nike A’One.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Pinchos de lechon, the top seller from the 2025 festival, is back at the Puerto Rico kiosk, and it’s joined by coconut flancocho, a dessert selected in a contest among Universal chefs.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Blood donors will receive a $20 e-gift card to their choice of merchant.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Also, businesses suffer from the fees Visa and Mastercard charge merchants on customer payments; those have climbed steadily as well because the two dominant processors use a variety of techniques to keep their grip on that market.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Del Toro was such an amiable huckster.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yet many mysteries remain, and plenty of myths and pseudoscientific claims surrounding the brain are still out there — many based on either misunderstandings of the empirical data or the misleading promises of hucksters.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tourists seeking to visit the Statue of Liberty were defrauded daily by unscrupulous ticket-hawkers pitching water tours departing miles away that charge high prices and can’t land on Liberty Island.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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For a more low-key flavor, Chua recommended heading to a hawker center.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The flag dealer walked him through the paper trail.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Sales at auto dealers also fell.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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