Synonyms of peddlers

peddlers

noun

variants also pedlars

plural of peddler

as in vendors

one who sells things outdoors

the peddler on the street corner selling baseball caps

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buyers
• purchasers
• users
• consumers
• end users

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peddlers

But at each step, the NCAA fought reform through lobbying and influence peddlers focusing more on its finances than the well-being of athletes. — U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Find a souvenir in the high-end boutiques on Montana Avenue, the independent shops and vintage stores along Main Street or the brand-name peddlers at Santa Monica Place. — Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

But as the January date approached, Atkin and Jammi’s research showed that intermediaries were still sending money to prominent peddlers of election conspiracies like Dan Bongino and Tucker Carlson. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

Connecticut gets a bad reputation This leads to the 1833 story of the unscrupulous Connecticut peddlers. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 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

Hanaway characterized the stores as deceptive drug peddlers. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026

The arguments about whether or not the drug peddlers should be banished becomes the central narrative thread. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026

The brothers gaze upon commonplace sights of crowds, peddlers, and buskers with fascination and wonder. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026