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peddler

pedd·ler

UK/ˈpɛdlə/ US/ˈpɛdlɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

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2.

Origin

From Middle English pedlere, pedlare, pedeler, alteration of Middle English peddere (“hawker, peddler”), of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin pedārius, from Latin pedāre (“to furnish with feet; prop up”).

Phrases

  • essence peddler
  • peddler's fair

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