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[ ped-ler ] / ˈpɛd lər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peddler ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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 peddler1350–1400; Middle English pedlere, unexplained variant of peder, derivative of ped(de) basket Words nearby peddlerpedantry, pedate, pedatifid, Ped.D., peddle, peddler, peddlery, peddling, -pede, pederast, pederasty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peddlerMandelbaum began her climb to the top of the crime world as a peddler on the rough-and-tumble, bustling streets of New York City. Meet 'The Queen of Thieves' Marm Mandelbaum, New York City's First Mob Boss|J. North Conway|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST According to tradition, the typical Yankee peddler was thought to be so shrewd that he could carve and sell counterfeit nutmegs. Ted Thompson’s Debut Novel Features A 1 Percenter As Its Hero|Stefan Beck|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Just look at Zynga, the peddler of Facebook games Farmville and Mafia Wars. How Joining Facebook Is Hurting Instagram|Alex Klein|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST The peddler's savings, considerably increased by skilful financial manipulation, had attained a very high figure. Luxury-Gluttony:|Eugne Sue
The silence of the moors wrapped them round, and also the peddler's stammer was a burden to his speech. Long Will|Florence Converse I know I have disgraced the family, but I shall never understand why riding with the peddler should do this. The Heart's Country|Mary Heaton Vorse Two years later he came to the Pittsburgh District, where, as a peddler in the country towns, he gradually regained his strength. Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People|Various It was a new kind of arithmetic, his friend Rugg, the peddler, told him. Shenac's Work at Home|Margaret Murray Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for peddler
nouna 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 Words related to peddlervendor, salesperson, huckster |