Synonyms of hawkers

hawkers

noun

plural of hawker

as in vendors

one who sells things outdoors

street corner hawkers selling everything from fake designer purses to original works of art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vendors
• sellers
• peddlers
• merchants
• hucksters
• dealers
• traders
• concessionaires
• merchandisers
• costermongers
• smugglers
• pushers
• bootleggers
• fences
• hustlers
• fencers
• black marketers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buyers
• purchasers
• users
• consumers
• end users

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hawkers

The peanut hawkers at sports venues over a century ago wouldn’t recognize the diversity of food—or seating types—in today’s modern stadium. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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. — 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