You can use hawker to refer to a person who tries to sell things by calling at people's homes or standing in the street, especially when you do not approve of this activity.
[disapproval]
...as soon as she saw that it was a visitor and not a hawker or tramp at her door.
Synonyms: pedlar, tout, vendor, travelling salesman More Synonyms of hawker
hawker in British English1
(ˈhɔːkə)
noun
a person who travels from place to place selling goods
Word origin
C16: probably from Middle Low German hōker, from hōken to peddle; see huckster
hawker in British English2
(ˈhɔːkə)
noun
a person who hunts with hawks, falcons, etc
Word origin
Old English hafecere; see hawk1, -er1
hawker in American English1
(ˈhɔkər)
noun
a peddler or huckster
Word origin
altered by folk etym. (after hawk2) < MLowG hoker, huckster (Du heuker, Ger höker) < hoken, to peddle, orig., to crouch (as with a burden) < IE base *keu-, to bend, stoop, arch > hobble, high
hawker in American English2
(ˈhɔkər)
noun
a person who uses hawks for hunting; falconer
Word origin
OE hafocere
Examples of 'hawker' in a sentence
hawker
Savvy hawkers quickly responded to the demand for mementoes of the dead king.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Eat sparingly and avoid food sold by hawkers at stations.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Dodge the hawkers and enjoy the azure waters lapping against your bare feet.
The Sun (2015)
In other languages
hawker
British English: hawker NOUN
You can use hawker to refer to a person who tries to sell things by calling at people's homes or standing in the street, especially when you do not approve of this activity.
...as soon as she saw that it was a visitor and not a hawker or tramp at her door.
American English: hawker
Brazilian Portuguese: camelô
Chinese: 沿街叫卖的小贩
European Spanish: vendedor ambulante
French: colporteur
German: Hausierer
Italian: venditore ambulante
Japanese: 行商人
Korean: 행상
European Portuguese: vendedor ambulante
Latin American Spanish: vendedor ambulante
(noun)
Definition
a person who travels from place to place selling goods
It was a visitor and not a hawker at the door.
Synonyms
pedlar
tout
vendor
There are over four-hundred street vendors in the capital.
travelling salesman
crier
huckster
A huckster offered to sell him the formula for guaranteed success.
barrow boy (British)
door-to-door salesperson
cheap-jack (informal)
colporteur
Additional synonyms
in the sense of huckster
Definition
a person who sells small articles or fruit in the street
A huckster offered to sell him the formula for guaranteed success.
Synonyms
pedlar,
barker (informal),
saleperson,
vendor,
hawker,
pitchman (US)
in the sense of vendor
Definition
a person who sells goods such as newspapers or hamburgers from a stall or cart
There are over four-hundred street vendors in the capital.