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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
On the other hand, South Congress Books recently closed shop and, in this age of Amazon, book peddlers are constantly trying to figure out how to draw in buyers.
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Asher Price, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Those who benefit will be the peddlers of lies and provable garbage, on everything from the efficacy of vaccines to the reality of climate change to the basic fact of who won the 2020 election.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
The live-music lineup will include ’80s act Mixtape, Motown cover band Endless Rhythms, funk-peddlers Tru Phonic and The Reggae Souljahs.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
But Intuitive is not a medicine peddler.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peddler
Asher Price, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Those who benefit will be the peddlers of lies and provable garbage, on everything from the efficacy of vaccines to the reality of climate change to the basic fact of who won the 2020 election.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
The live-music lineup will include ’80s act Mixtape, Motown cover band Endless Rhythms, funk-peddlers Tru Phonic and The Reggae Souljahs.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
But Intuitive is not a medicine peddler.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
Noun
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This ongoing analysis requires more from software vendors than just running a vulnerability scanner and applying patches.—
Vincent Danen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Pedicabs careened between skyscrapers blasting reggaeton and carrying giddy groups of fans to Mint and Graham streets, where vendors hawked tacos and arepas, and Spanish felt an awful lot like the most prevalent language being spoken.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Singapore’s Lau Pa Sat hawker center, in the city’s Central Business District.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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With this homegrown production, strawberries are now cheaper in Senegal’s groceries and even sold by hawkers on the streets.—
Carmen Abd Ali,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Products appear in a store tab on the merchant's YouTube profile, facilitating seamless shopping experiences.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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China now has the world’s largest merchant and naval fleets.—
John Garamendi,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Consequently, buying motions disrupt selling motions, and sellers must prioritize buyer enablement.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Many of his books have been best sellers, and his biography of Washington won a Pulitzer Prize in 2011.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Carrier didn’t fit any stereotype of a glad-handing huckster with a bad loan to sell.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
13 May 2025
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And at every turn, there were hecklers on social media calling him an idiot, a fraud, and a huckster, and claiming that his companies were about to collapse and die.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Typically shares will jump to or close to a buyout price if traders are confident a deal will go through as proposed.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
8 May 2025
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But that hasn't stopped traders from betting big on who the next cardinal could be.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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