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单词 peddler
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peddler

[ ped-ler ]
/ ˈpɛd lər /
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noun

a person who sells from door to door or in the street.
a person who tries to promote some cause, candidate, viewpoint, etc.
Also especially British, ped·lar, ped·ler .

Origin of peddler

1350–1400; Middle English pedlere, unexplained variant of peder, derivative of ped(de) basket

Words nearby peddler

pedantry, pedate, pedatifid, Ped.D., peddle, peddler, peddlery, peddling, -pede, pederast, pederasty
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British Dictionary definitions for peddler

peddler
/ (ˈpɛdlə) /

noun

a person who sells illegal drugs, esp narcotics
the usual US spelling of pedlar
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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