noun
peddler
PED-ler/ˈpedlər/
A person who travels from place to place selling goods.
A peddler walks through the neighborhood selling brooms and brushes.
Etymology
Middle English peddere named a traveling seller carrying small wares. Its probable connection with a term meaning 'one who goes on foot' evokes the seller's journey from place to place.
In context
I... Marshal Sun Deya caught the salt peddler.
More examples
- The peddler stopped at each farmhouse to offer his goods.
- Peddlers traveled between towns with carts full of household supplies.
- We buy fresh fruit from a peddler who visits our street.
Forms
peddler · peddlers
peddle verb — Travel from place to place selling goods.
Similar words
- vendor
- A seller who may operate from a fixed location.
- hawker
- A public seller who often calls out to attract buyers.