variants
or less commonly pedlar
plural peddlers also pedlars
: someone who peddles: such as
a
: someone who offers merchandise (such as fresh produce) for sale along the street or from door to door
b
: someone who deals in or promotes something intangible (such as a personal asset or an idea)
influence peddlers
commonly confused with pedaler
Examples of peddler in a Sentence
the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps
Recent Examples on the Web
In 1742, Franklin repeatedly suspended work on Pamela to print lottery tickets, licenses for peddlers and public houses, sheriff’s warrants, naval certificates, soap wrappers, medical cures, bookplates for libraries, 1,000 hat bills, Irish Society tickets, and thousands of advertisements.
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Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
The Colonel was old enough to be Brian Epstein’s father, and, in management terms, the distance between them is the journey from the peddler of wares to the custodian of genius.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
The Colonel was old enough to be Brian Epstein’s father, and, in management terms, the distance between them is the journey from the peddler of wares to the custodian of genius.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peddler. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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