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also pedlar
as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors
the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps
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Recent Examples of peddler
In their place is the attention economy, a dystopian marketplace of slop merchants, brain-rot peddlers, AI scrapyards, and extortionate big-box streaming services with junk on the shelves, all haggling for your time and money.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Unregistered hawker and peddler, ordinance violation.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Aware of this injustice, companies are hiring lawyers and influence peddlers to bolster their MAGA credentials and pervert traditional law enforcement.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Unregistered hawker and peddler, ordinance violation.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Aware of this injustice, companies are hiring lawyers and influence peddlers to bolster their MAGA credentials and pervert traditional law enforcement.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
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The office confirmed the vendor used was approved and had worked with other local entities and law enforcement agencies, including the Capitol Police.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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In California courts, sick and dying workers are suing quartz slab makers and countertop vendors — including several Bay Area shops, along with Home Depot, Lowe’s and Costco.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The seller, Weber & Company, developed Presidio Junction starting in 2015 when far north Fort Worth was still starved for retail, despite Alliance Town Center across the highway and booming residential growth.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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Here, college athletes are the sellers and colleges are the buyers.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Secondary market tickets for WBC games can be bought through online merchants such as StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats and Ticketmaster that have some protections for the buyer.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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So Moy Sing asked local merchant Lee Weenom, an amateur matchmaker, to find Kay a suitable mate.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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Flannery O’Connor could have written an entire novel on Christian hucksters just from Year One of the second coming of the Trump administration.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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This place is a huckster’s dream.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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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
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Unregistered hawker & peddler ordinance.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Geopolitics, particularly tariff uncertainty, remained a concern for dealers, while the Iran war has disrupted events in Middle Eastern hubs and will likely raise costs and lower luxury spending in the weeks to come.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Precious-metals dealers help facilitate these purchases, guiding investors through the buying process and, when applicable, assisting with storage, custodial arrangements and regulatory requirements tied to precious metals IRAs.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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