peddler

noun

ˈped-lər How to pronounce peddler (audio)
variants also pedlar
Definition of peddlernext
as in vendor
one who sells things outdoors the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps

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Recent Examples of peddler Others say a Chicago street peddler named Anthony Ferreri first sliced the beef into paper-thin pieces so 15 pounds could serve 50 people. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026 Activists say the real death toll may never be known, with users and small-time peddlers gunned down almost daily in mysterious slumland killings blamed on vigilantes and turf wars. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026 Chatting with the peddler Rutherford Selig (Bradley Stryker, enjoyably channeling Deadwood), Bynum casually unzips the surface of reality and dips into the waters below. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026 Kennedy, who has no background in science, medicine, or public health, is well known as an ardent anti-vaccine activist and peddler of conspiracy theories. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peddler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peddler
  1. vendor
  2. seller
  3. merchant
  4. huckster
  5. hawker
  6. dealer
Noun
  • Pink Aid uses fashion shows in its stores with support from key vendors including Brunello Cucinelli, Michael Kors, Vince, Kiton, Lela Rose and Donna Karan.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Unless authorities can sustain enforcement—and impose consequences sufficient to deter vendors—the market simply reconstitutes itself.
    — Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of vendor
Noun
  • Resale website Depop has a minimum age requirement of 13 for sellers on its platform and those sellers under 18 may need a parent's permission and assistance with payments.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Payoneer said for Etsy sellers operating in volatile markets, the partnership is essential.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of seller
Noun
  • Less enforcement means more risk for growers, local merchants and agricultural hedgers in the marketplace.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This is rice with mango — a local merchant said to describe the situation, using a common Spanish expression to describe a mess.
    — Nathan Jaccard, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • The fact that none of that advice could ever help someone find real intimacy or success isn’t a problem for the manosphere hucksters, because those achievements would be bad for the business model.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Joe Biden’s now ‘fabled’ performance would look great by comparison to anything that this loudmouth huckster has to offer, which isn’t much!
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of huckster
Noun
  • On those days, Shawn would go out into the neighborhood, to the shops and hawker centers, looking for the man.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • They're joined by fishermen, auctioneers, fish hawkers and wholesalers, transport workers and ice suppliers.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hawker
Noun
  • Kavi Gupta, a Chicago art dealer, has been served a temporary restraining order.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Sales of all versions of the Escape were down 85% as its supplies of the car on dealers’ lots dwindled.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealer

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“Peddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peddler. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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