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hawker
[
haw
-ker
]
hawk·er
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kər
/
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haw
-ker
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noun
a person who hunts with
hawks
or other birds of prey.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English;
Old English
hafecere.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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hawk·er
2
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ˈhɔ
kər
/
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[
haw
-ker
]
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noun
a person who offers goods for sale by shouting his or her wares in the street or going from door to door; peddler.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
<
Middle Low German
haker
retail dealer; akin to
Middle Dutch
hac
in same sense;
compare
huckster
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hawker
1
(ˈhɔːkə)
—
n
a person who travels from place to place selling goods
[C16: probably from Middle Low German
hōker,
from
hōken
to peddle; see
huckster
]
hawker
2
(ˈhɔːkə)
—
n
a person who hunts with hawks, falcons, etc
[Old English
hafecere;
see
hawk
1
,
-er
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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