as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
street corner hawkers selling everything from fake designer purses to original works of art
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Recent Examples of hawker
Singapore’s Lau Pa Sat hawker center, in the city’s Central Business District.
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Kevin Lim, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
With this homegrown production, strawberries are now cheaper in Senegal’s groceries and even sold by hawkers on the streets.
—Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Other hawkers Chai recommends here: peanut butter pancakes from Tiong Bahru Mian Jian Kueh (02-34); Cheung fun rice noodles with char siu pork from the stand next door (02-32); and carrot cake (an omelette-style dish with radish and dark soy sauce from Popiah (02-83).
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
For example, a hawker stall in Singapore received a Michelin Star in 2016 to much surprise, although that star was later lost.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Lim, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
With this homegrown production, strawberries are now cheaper in Senegal’s groceries and even sold by hawkers on the streets.
—Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Other hawkers Chai recommends here: peanut butter pancakes from Tiong Bahru Mian Jian Kueh (02-34); Cheung fun rice noodles with char siu pork from the stand next door (02-32); and carrot cake (an omelette-style dish with radish and dark soy sauce from Popiah (02-83).
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
For example, a hawker stall in Singapore received a Michelin Star in 2016 to much surprise, although that star was later lost.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawker
Noun
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The event, which ran from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., included a stage with musical acts and a variety of speakers, food trucks and booths with vendors and community information.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2025
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The Colemans married in 1992 and first began working together as food vendors for Miami-Dade Public Schools.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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The new owner was able to buy the building at a price that was far below what the sellers paid for the high-profile property, a review of county documents shows.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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The Boston Red Sox are in fourth place in the American League East and could end up being sellers by the time the July 31 trade deadline approaches.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Then came the presidential elections of 2016 and 2020, and the pandemic; suddenly cable networks long deemed trustworthy were peddlers of fake news, on the right and the left.—
Ulysses Ortega,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But news of the child's death first came to light on Saturday, April 5—in a newsletter published by Robert Malone, an anti-vaccine advocate and peddler of conspiracy theories who came to prominence during the pandemic.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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Keeping this in mind, the real reason, however, is that these same merchants may not have pivoted as effectively as needed during these challenges to withstand the current stresses in retail and thus, layoffs are the result.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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Visitors also had ample opportunities to shop, with merchants selling everything from tobacco and candy to jewelry and guidebooks.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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The Player’s Guide details how to build a character, whether its just a common cowpoke or one of the more unusual options like a huckster or blessed.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The other actors in the terrific eight-member cast — which includes Eddie Cooper, Dashiell Eaves and Ken Marks — play multiple roles as townsfolk, family members, lawmen, desperados, hucksters and suckers.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Hawker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawker. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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