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
Every twenty or thirty feet, a hawker would shout and cross the street to shake my hand, or step away from a storefront and fall in beside me.
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
At the marketplace outside the Dalai Lama temple, hawkers like Sonam Tsomu have stocked their carts with Tibetan trinkets: bangles and necklaces made of colorful beads and bobbleheads of little Lamas.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
Claim to have won the case and con followers into paying the $2.3 million in damages owed the real victor is how Mike Lindell, hawker of pillows and election conspiracy theories, responded to this week’s verdict against him.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
Here’s a quick recap: In 2012 after Superstorm Sandy closed Statue and Ellis Islands for more than eight months, rogue ticket hawkers flocked to Battery Park, selling an array of tourism tickets.
—Michael Burke, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
At the marketplace outside the Dalai Lama temple, hawkers like Sonam Tsomu have stocked their carts with Tibetan trinkets: bangles and necklaces made of colorful beads and bobbleheads of little Lamas.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
Claim to have won the case and con followers into paying the $2.3 million in damages owed the real victor is how Mike Lindell, hawker of pillows and election conspiracy theories, responded to this week’s verdict against him.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
Here’s a quick recap: In 2012 after Superstorm Sandy closed Statue and Ellis Islands for more than eight months, rogue ticket hawkers flocked to Battery Park, selling an array of tourism tickets.
—Michael Burke, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawker
Noun
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The festival also features art vendors, local talent, food trucks and, for kids, face painting, bubbles and bouncy houses.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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For example, spyware vendor Saito Tech (formerly Candiru), which has been on the US Commerce Department’s Entity List since 2021, saw new investment by US firm Integrity Partners in 2024.—
Vas Panagiotopoulos,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most importantly, there’s a better balance of power between buyers and sellers than there has been in years.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The craft seller at a roadside market is earning her independence.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Aware of this injustice, companies are hiring lawyers and influence peddlers to bolster their MAGA credentials and pervert traditional law enforcement.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Klarna makes money by charging merchants that use its online payment tools a small fee on every transaction.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Due to Visa and Mastercard’s interchange rules, credit card transactions carry higher fees for merchants.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Conjuring–verse is an exercise in branding, the brainchild of master hucksters Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Mending dealer relationships As well as bringing back a strong product lineup in North America, Filosa hopes to amend the company's relationship with dealers.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cantor Fitzgerald will act as reserve custodian and primary dealer.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hawker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawker. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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