as in vendors
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 hawkers
There will be huge crowds in the Battery and Downtown Thursday for the Knicks parade and afterwards some will be interested in going to Liberty and Ellis, making easy prey for the hawkers.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
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.
—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
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
The patio at Murphy’s grew fuller by the minute and an hour or so later, the Wrigley ball hawkers — a dwindling group of fans who gather along Waveland Avenue to catch home run balls launched well over the left field fence — were starting to take their positions.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Where the Rio Grande meets the sea, the rockets of SpaceX are launched; astronomers gaze skyward, hawkers shill their wares and environmentalists survey the damage.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
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.
—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
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
The patio at Murphy’s grew fuller by the minute and an hour or so later, the Wrigley ball hawkers — a dwindling group of fans who gather along Waveland Avenue to catch home run balls launched well over the left field fence — were starting to take their positions.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Where the Rio Grande meets the sea, the rockets of SpaceX are launched; astronomers gaze skyward, hawkers shill their wares and environmentalists survey the damage.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkers
Noun
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The park will be filled with live music, local vendors, food trucks and activities for the whole family.—
Kayla Rivera,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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Through July 19, Adidas has set up its own fan zone in Brooklyn Bridge Park with live screenings, a soccer pitch, a beer garden and food vendors.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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As the managing broker of RE/MAX United's Raleigh office, Edwards has spent nearly 13 years helping buyers and sellers navigate one of life's biggest transitions.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
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But because World Cup ticket prices have surged since the tournament began, those sellers have been forced to either buy expensive tickets to fulfill their orders or cancel and accept penalties from resale platforms.—
R.J. Rico,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Connecticut gets a bad reputation This leads to the 1833 story of the unscrupulous Connecticut peddlers.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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Activists say the real death toll may never be known, with users and small-time peddlers gunned down almost daily in mysterious slumland killings blamed on vigilantes and turf wars.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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After settling along India’s west coast, many Parsis built their lives as merchants in bustling ports.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Well over 90 percent of the Africans captured in Africa and shipped across the Atlantic were captured by African merchants and African elites.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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Yet many mysteries remain, and plenty of myths and pseudoscientific claims surrounding the brain are still out there — many based on either misunderstandings of the empirical data or the misleading promises of hucksters.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
19 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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“Hawkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkers. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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