Synonyms of peddler

peddler

noun

ˈped-lər 

variants also pedlar

as in vendor

one who sells things outdoors

the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vendor
• seller
• merchant
• huckster
• hawker
• dealer
• trader
• smuggler
• merchandiser
• pusher
• costermonger
• bootlegger
• fence
• concessionaire
• hustler
• fencer
• black marketer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchaser
• buyer
• consumer
• user
• end user

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peddler

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

Chatting with the peddler Rutherford Selig (Bradley Stryker, enjoyably channeling Deadwood), Bynum casually unzips the surface of reality and dips into the waters below. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026

Kennedy, who has no background in science, medicine, or public health, is well known as an ardent anti-vaccine activist and peddler of conspiracy theories. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026

Her proximity to political commentator and conspiracy peddler Candace Owens, and her reluctance to distance herself from Owens’ escalating claims, has become a defining — and increasingly uncomfortable — feature of her brand. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026