What does peddler mean?
Definitions for peddler
ˈpɛd lərped·dler
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Princeton's WordNet
peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchmannoun
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
pusher, drug peddler, peddler, drug dealer, drug traffickernoun
an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
Wiktionary
peddlernoun
An itinerant seller of small goods; a hawker.
peddlernoun
A dealer in illegal drugs.
Wikipedia
Peddler
A peddler, in British English pedlar, also known as a chapman, packman, cheapjack, hawker, higler, huckster, (coster)monger, colporteur or solicitor, is a door-to-door and/or travelling vendor of goods. In England, the term was mostly used for travellers hawking goods in the countryside to small towns and villages. In London, more specific terms were used, such as costermonger. From antiquity, peddlers filled the gaps in the formal market economy by providing consumers with the convenience of door-to-door service. They operated alongside town markets and fairs where they often purchased surplus stocks which were subsequently resold to consumers. Peddlers were able to distribute goods to the more geographically-isolated communities such as those who lived in mountainous regions of Europe. They also called on consumers who, for whatever reason, found it difficult to attend town markets. Thus, peddlers played an important role in linking these consumers and regions to wider trade routes. Some peddlers worked as agents or travelling salesmen for larger manufacturers and so were the precursor to the modern travelling salesman. Images of peddlers feature in literature and art from as early as the 12th century. Such images were very popular with the genre and Orientalist painters and photographers of the 18th and the 19th centuries. Some imagery depicts peddlers in a pejorative manner, and others portray idealised romantic visions of peddlers at work.
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peddler
A peddler is a person who goes from place to place selling small goods often of small value, also known as a hawker or street vendor. Peddlers typically sell their goods on the street, or directly from door to door, rather than from a permanent, fixed location such as a shop. Their merchandise can range from food items to household goods, clothing, or other small commodities.
Webster Dictionary
Peddlernoun
one who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker
Etymology: [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.]
Wikidata
Peddler
A peddler, in British English pedlar, also known as a canvasser, cheapjack, monger, higler or solicitor, is a travelling vendor of goods. In England, the term was mostly used for travellers hawking goods in the countryside to small towns and villages; they might also be called tinkers or gypsies. In London more specific terms were used, such as costermonger. There has long been a suspicion of dishonest or petty criminal activity associated with pedlars and travellers.
Entomology
Peddler
applied to the larvae of such Cassid beetles as carry their excrement and cast skins on an anal fork.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of peddler in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of peddler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of peddler in a Sentence
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- Krämer, HausiererGerman
- γυρολόγοςGreek
- vendedor ambulante, buhoneroSpanish
- kulkukauppias, huumekauppias, kaupustelijaFinnish
- colporteurFrench
- ceannaiche-siubhailScottish Gaelic
- házalóHungarian
- չարչիArmenian
- spacciatoreItalian
- venter, marskramerDutch
- camelô, ambulante, vendedor ambulantePortuguese
- коробейникRussian
- månglare, hälare, krämare, säljare, försäljare, handlande, nasare, handelsresande, handlare, knalleSwedish
- seyyar satıcıTurkish
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