peddler

[ ped-ler ]
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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.

Origin of peddler

1
1350–1400; Middle English pedlere, unexplained variant of peder, derivative of ped(de) basket
  • Also especially British, ped·lar, ped·ler .

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British Dictionary definitions for peddler

peddler

/ (ˈpɛdlə) /


noun
  1. a person who sells illegal drugs, esp narcotics

  2. the usual US spelling of pedlar

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