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noun
1.
a person who sells from door to door or in the street.
2.
a person who tries to promote some cause, candidate, viewpoint, etc.
Also, pedlar, pedler.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English pedlere, unexplained variant of peder, derivative of ped(de) basket
1350–1400; Middle English pedlere, unexplained variant of peder, derivative of ped(de) basket
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Peddler
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- Hu, who requested that her first name not be used, also imagined that she would begin as a peddler.
- Banks, merchants, and pretty much any business above the level of a street peddler needs communications to function.
- The police believed the man was a peddler who was the victim of a robbery, for there was nothing of value found in his pockets.
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World English Dictionary
| peddler (ˈpɛdlə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who sells illegal drugs, esp narcotics |
| 2. | the usual US spelling of pedlar |
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Word Origin & History
peddler
early 13c., from peoddere, peddere, of unknown origin. Pedlar, preferred spelling in U.K., is attested from late 14c. It has the appearance of an agent noun, but no verb is attested in M.E. Perhaps a dim. of ped "panier, basket," also of unknown origin, but this is only attested from late 14c.
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