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hawker
2[ haw-ker ]
noun
- a person who peddles or hawks wares by shouting their offerings in the street or going from door to door; peddler.
hawker
1/ ˈhɔːkə /
noun
- a person who hunts with hawks, falcons, etc
hawker
2/ ˈhɔːkə /
noun
- a person who travels from place to place selling goods
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Example Sentences
A particularly vivid instance comes from an interview conducted by the journalist Paul Hawker in 2010.
Could it have taken her any longer to break up with that hawker of newspaper scandal, Carlisle?
In fact, the private jet—a Gulfstream, a Hawker-Beechcraft—occupies a central role in American corporate culture.
The flagon which contained the giants allowance of liquor is mentioned by Hawker in a private letter.
The grave-digger said he had been christened and married by Mr. Hawker: one of the best passons, he added, us ever had.
Hawker and Landor (it may be remarked by the way) were in many respects kindred spirits.
Possibly Hawker altered this in accordance with the superstition mentioned on p. 21.
This screen was constructed by Mr. Hawker from the rescued remnants of an older screen, pieced together with ironwork.
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