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 Activists say the real death toll may never be known, with users and small-time peddlers gunned down almost daily in mysterious slumland killings blamed on vigilantes and turf wars. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026 Chatting with the peddler Rutherford Selig (Bradley Stryker, enjoyably channeling Deadwood), Bynum casually unzips the surface of reality and dips into the waters below. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026 Kennedy, who has no background in science, medicine, or public health, is well known as an ardent anti-vaccine activist and peddler of conspiracy theories. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026 Her proximity to political commentator and conspiracy peddler Candace Owens, and her reluctance to distance herself from Owens’ escalating claims, has become a defining — and increasingly uncomfortable — feature of her brand. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peddler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
  1. vendor
  2. seller
  3. merchant
  4. huckster
  5. hawker
  6. dealer
Noun
  • The restriction has drawn a petition from supporters and prompted at least one vendor to warn of steep sales losses.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • More than 140 artists and makers are expected to participate, along with food and vintage vendors.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of vendor
Noun
  • Videos on social media published last week showed empty markets in Tehran and Karaj, with sellers complaining that their fresh produce is not being bought.
    — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Typically, such sellers would not openly declare shipment contents to avoid seizure by authorities.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of seller
Noun
  • In an industrial zone in Arteixo, at the furthest northwestern tip of Spain, amid granite quarries and aluminum merchants, Inditex, the company that owns Zara, has built a city of glass.
    — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The deal is also a reminder that a growing number of empty retail spaces once operated by merchants that are defunct or downsizing are being picked up by a new generation of retailers and other types of companies.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • The fact that none of that advice could ever help someone find real intimacy or success isn’t a problem for the manosphere hucksters, because those achievements would be bad for the business model.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Joe Biden’s now ‘fabled’ performance would look great by comparison to anything that this loudmouth huckster has to offer, which isn’t much!
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of huckster
Noun
  • The reason there were so many children there to begin with was because their mothers, who worked as hawkers, had nowhere else to leave them.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In the opening pages, Molly, an extrovert to Anna’s introvert, has bought strawberries from a fruit hawker.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of hawker
Noun
  • The reptile dealers need to be more conscientious, and there needs to be more captive breeding.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • It was delivered to its first owner through top Los Angeles Shelby dealer Hi-Performance Motors.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dealer

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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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