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
Speaking to the outlet, fellow officer Muhammad Shamsul Alam Sarkar said that most of those who died were hawkers of plastic items and worked in the town of Chowmuhani.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
Across history, hawkers of new communications technologies have expressed a desire to smooth out and speed up human conversation.
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Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
The restaurant became a minor sensation—the titular dish is terrific, silken and subtle and rich, but what most stood out was a rotating lineup of specials, mostly hawker-style Malaysian fare, particularly the food of Klang, his parents’ home town, on Malaysia’s western coast.
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Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Bring your pastry to Marine Parade’s public lawns for a lakeside lunch in view of street performers, snack carts and thrill ride hawkers.
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New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
Across history, hawkers of new communications technologies have expressed a desire to smooth out and speed up human conversation.
—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
The restaurant became a minor sensation—the titular dish is terrific, silken and subtle and rich, but what most stood out was a rotating lineup of specials, mostly hawker-style Malaysian fare, particularly the food of Klang, his parents’ home town, on Malaysia’s western coast.
—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Bring your pastry to Marine Parade’s public lawns for a lakeside lunch in view of street performers, snack carts and thrill ride hawkers.
—
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawker
Noun
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Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.
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Earlier this year the company was the focus of a slew of negative media reports regarding delays in both vendor and supplier payments and its financial reporting obligations with Australia’s corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Noun
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The event has discounts on top brands like Apple, Dyson, Kate Spade, and Ninja, plus Amazon best-sellers and other coveted products.
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In 2025, sellers offered fewer discounts as Trump tariffs slammed their margins — and consumers bought anyway, sending sales up more than 30%.
Noun
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Connecticut gets a bad reputation This leads to the 1833 story of the unscrupulous Connecticut peddlers.
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Others say a Chicago street peddler named Anthony Ferreri first sliced the beef into paper-thin pieces so 15 pounds could serve 50 people.
Noun
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Wealthy merchants, landowners and even religious leaders enjoyed having nice things in their homes and stopped apologizing for them.
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Near the docks of Annapolis, Middleton's served as a popular meeting place for merchants and sailors needing refreshments after their arduous journeys, according to White.
Noun
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Joe Biden’s now ‘fabled’ performance would look great by comparison to anything that this loudmouth huckster has to offer, which isn’t much!
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Meanwhile, Sade is taken in by a huckster named Dr. Jack (Don Cheadle) who hawks a pyramid scheme called Friends Being Friends, a pretense of community.
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“Hawker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawker. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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