About The Word Peddler

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Peddler

Peddler Meaning & Definition
Peddler Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Peddler?

[n] someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
[n] an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs

Synonyms | Synonyms for Peddler: drug dealer | drug peddler | drug trafficker | hawker | packman | pedlar | pitchman | pusher

Related Terms | Find terms related to Peddler: arab | cadger | chapman | cheapjack | cheap-jack | cheap-john | colporteur | coster | costermonger | duffer | hawker | higgler | huckster | monger | pusher | roadman | sidewalk salesman | vendor

See Also | chapman | crier | criminal | crook | dealer | felon | malefactor | marketer | muffin man | outlaw | sandboy | seller | trafficker | vender | vendor

Peddler In Webster's Dictionary

\Ped"dler\, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and {pedler}.] ``Some vagabond huckster or peddler.'' --Hakluyt.

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