Synonyms of hawkers

hawkers

noun

plural of hawker

as in vendors

one who sells things outdoors

street corner hawkers selling everything from fake designer purses to original works of art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vendors
• sellers
• peddlers
• merchants
• hucksters
• dealers
• traders
• concessionaires
• merchandisers
• costermongers
• smugglers
• pushers
• bootleggers
• fences
• hustlers
• fencers
• black marketers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buyers
• purchasers
• users
• consumers
• end users

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hawkers

They're joined by fishermen, auctioneers, fish hawkers and wholesalers, transport workers and ice suppliers. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

The dog hawkers, however, don’t fit into any Peace Action report or lecture to visiting students. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

The reason there were so many children there to begin with was because their mothers, who worked as hawkers, had nowhere else to leave them. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026

The peanut hawkers at sports venues over a century ago wouldn’t recognize the diversity of food—or seating types—in today’s modern stadium. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

There will be huge crowds in the Battery and Downtown Thursday for the Knicks parade and afterwards some will be interested in going to Liberty and Ellis, making easy prey for the hawkers. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026

Speaking to the outlet, fellow officer Muhammad Shamsul Alam Sarkar said that most of those who died were hawkers of plastic items and worked in the town of Chowmuhani. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026

Across history, hawkers of new communications technologies have expressed a desire to smooth out and speed up human conversation. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

Bring your pastry to Marine Parade’s public lawns for a lakeside lunch in view of street performers, snack carts and thrill ride hawkers. — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026