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
It’s built to resemble utopia but registers as an artificial paradise, the sort designed to sell forever the way hawkers on a convention floor sell timeshares.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
While dozens of hawkers normally fill that third -of-a-mile-long stretch, only two stands were open for business a day after the raids.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
There also did not appear to be many hawkers, who stand on the sidewalk with binders filled with photographs of different items that are later retrieved from a storefront, storage bin or other location upon request.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Don’t miss the katong laksa and ayam buah keluak (an iconic Peranakan dish, and a personal favorite of mine) prepared by Shangri-La chefs in collaboration with local cooks from Singapore’s hawker centers.
—Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
While dozens of hawkers normally fill that third -of-a-mile-long stretch, only two stands were open for business a day after the raids.
—Daniella Silva, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
There also did not appear to be many hawkers, who stand on the sidewalk with binders filled with photographs of different items that are later retrieved from a storefront, storage bin or other location upon request.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Don’t miss the katong laksa and ayam buah keluak (an iconic Peranakan dish, and a personal favorite of mine) prepared by Shangri-La chefs in collaboration with local cooks from Singapore’s hawker centers.
—Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawker
Noun
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There will also be a children’s area, a beer and sake garden, food for sale and merchant vendors.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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This year, more than 60 food vendors filled the Monte Carlo Ballroom parking lot in Norcross.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jill Hertzberg’s team at luxury South Florida brokerage the Jills Zeder Group represented the seller, cosmetic surgeon Aaron Rollins and his wife, Marine Rollins.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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While The Return wasn’t seen from the beginning as a potential international seller, Starlight Media’s sales team were at MIP London last week, chatting to potential sales houses about taking it on for global distribution.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The brothers gaze upon commonplace sights of crowds, peddlers, and buskers with fascination and wonder.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Levi Strauss was born on February 26, 1829 as the youngest of seven children of a Jewish peddler in Buttenheim, Franconia.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The authority draws praise from downtown merchants for its efforts so far.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Japanese Friendship Garden’s four-day festival includes a daily lineup of performances, cultural food and merchants.—
Martina Schimitschek,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This place is a huckster’s dream.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Del Toro was such an amiable huckster.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Hawker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawker. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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