SINCE 1828
hawker
noun (1)
hawk·er
| \ ˈhȯ-kər
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Definition of hawker
(Entry 1 of 2)
: falconer
hawker
noun (2)Definition of hawker (Entry 2 of 2)
: one who hawks wares
The sidewalks are filled with hawkers selling vegetables and trinkets and women in blankets roasting cobs of corn on makeshift fires.— Richard Stengal
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