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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
The City Council voted 7-0 June 10 to approve an ordinance to reduce the latest time in which peddlers and solicitors can knock on doors, ring doorbells or otherwise try to get admittance at residences from 9 p.m.
Gayatri Agnew, Ward 1 City Council member, abstained from voting.
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Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Listeners can hear peddlers calling out their wares, children singing in courtyards, band music echoing on side streets and immigrant voices drifting through Midtown Manhattan.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
Odenkirk received a Tony nomination for his portrayal of once-powerful peddler Shelly Levene (portrayed by Robert Prosky in the original Broadway production and Jack Lemmon in the 1992 movie).
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 May 2025
Then came the presidential elections of 2016 and 2020, and the pandemic; suddenly cable networks long deemed trustworthy were peddlers of fake news, on the right and the left.
—Ulysses Ortega, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Listeners can hear peddlers calling out their wares, children singing in courtyards, band music echoing on side streets and immigrant voices drifting through Midtown Manhattan.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
Odenkirk received a Tony nomination for his portrayal of once-powerful peddler Shelly Levene (portrayed by Robert Prosky in the original Broadway production and Jack Lemmon in the 1992 movie).
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 May 2025
Then came the presidential elections of 2016 and 2020, and the pandemic; suddenly cable networks long deemed trustworthy were peddlers of fake news, on the right and the left.
—Ulysses Ortega, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
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Fall Block Party at Hotel Dryce Enjoy a night filled with cocktails, food pop-ups from GUSTOS and La Pasadita, and an art vendor market that spills into the street.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Huawei's market share in China jumped to 18% in the second quarter versus 15% in the same period last year, and the company is now the biggest smartphone vendor in China, Counterpoint Research data showed.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The street hawkers have yet to set up shop.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Singapore thrives in contrast—where tropical rainforest meets a gleaming skyline, and sizzling hawker stalls hum beneath soaring glass domes.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Analysts say its large merchant network and consumer adoption remain competitive advantages, though questions persist about the durability of its installment-payment model in a higher-rate environment.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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In Chang’An, China, in the year 731, Han Yu shares a special connection with animals and dreams of someday becoming a merchant and traveling the trade routes.—
Caroline Carlson
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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The company is an online seller of rare and hard-to-find fashion items and accessories, and this duffel appears to be one of them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unifrance organizes affairs and alongside screenings and buyer-seller meetings, attendees move en-masse from one event to the next.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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How to tell a true from a false prophet, the real Christ, returned in glory, from a dime-store messiah with a huckster’s charm?—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This fall, Ram dealers will be as popular as the house passing out full-size Snickers on Halloween.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Buyers are allowed to transfer the credit to the dealer at the time of the sale.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The gap lower at the open is what most traders are watching.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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An unwinding of pessimism amongst short-term option traders could help MU keep charging higher.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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