peddler

noun ped·dler \ ˈped-lər \

variants: or less commonly pedlar

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of peddler

: one who peddles: such as

a : one who offers merchandise (such as fresh produce) for sale along the street or from door to door

b : one who deals in or promotes something intangible (such as a personal asset or an idea)

influence peddlers

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Examples of peddler in a Sentence

the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps

Recent Examples of peddler from the Web

Krantz acknowledged there could be friction over the latest change, as occurred in 2013 when town officials revamped the peddlers section of the code to specifically designate where food trucks and other mobile vendors could operate.

— allan vought, The Aegis, "Bel Air may expand food truck zone to include Main and Baltimore Pike," 13 Apr. 2018
Technology Many fake news peddlers didn’t care if Trump won or lost the election.

— nitasha tiku, WIRED, "Feds Seize Backpage.com, Site Linked to Sex Trafficking," 6 Apr. 2018
But of course, disinformation peddlers know these methods too — thus inviting a methodological arms race.

— scott edwards, Washington Post, "Fake news is about to get a lot worse. That will make it easier to violate human rights — and get away with it.," 3 Apr. 2018
Technology Many fake news peddlers didn’t care if Trump won or lost the election.

— nitasha tiku, WIRED, "How a Controversial New Sex-Trafficking Law Will Change the Web," 22 Mar. 2018
The push for greater use of the death penalty is just part of a sweeping plan that includes stiffer penalties for drug peddlers as well as expanding access to treatment and recovery efforts.

— Washington Post, "Trump wants more traffickers put to death. Can he do that?," 19 Mar. 2018
That move, which was pilloried by Alex Jones and other peddlers, led to the company announcing a plan to include Wikipedia information on popular videos about conspiracy theories.

— gillian edevane, Newsweek, "YouTube Clamps Down on Gun Videos, Angering Content Creators," 21 Mar. 2018
Technology Many fake news peddlers didn’t care if Trump won or lost the election.

— jessi hempel, WIRED, "Facebook in the Age of the Big Tech Whistleblower," 19 Mar. 2018
Those rules said that food trucks must follow the same health codes as brick-and-mortar restaurants, carry insurance and meet other peddler standards.

— phillip m. bailey, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville food trucks are on the verge of victory over downtown restaurants," 26 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of peddler

14th century

peddler Synonyms

Synonyms

hawker, huckster;

Near Antonyms

buyer, purchaser;

consumer, end user, user;

concessionaire;

black marketer (or black marketeer), bootlegger, fence, fencer, hustler, pusher, smuggler, trader;

PEDDLER Defined for English Language Learners

peddler

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Definition of peddler for English Language Learners

: someone who sells things in small amounts often by traveling to different places : a person who peddles something
: a person who sells illegal drugs

PEDDLER Defined for Kids

peddler

noun ped·dler

variants: also pedlar \ˈped-lər\

Definition of peddler for Students

: someone who goes about trying to sell things

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