hawker

¹ American  

[haw-ker] / ˈhɔ kər /

noun

1. a person who hunts with hawks or other birds of prey.

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hawker ² American  

[haw-ker] / ˈhɔ kər /

noun

1. a person who peddles or hawks wares by shouting their offerings in the street or going from door to door; peddler.

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hawker ¹ British  

/ ˈhɔːkə /

noun

1. a person who travels from place to place selling goods

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hawker ² British  

/ ˈhɔːkə /

noun

1. a person who hunts with hawks, falcons, etc

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Etymology

Origin of hawker¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hafecere. See hawk ¹, -er ¹

Origin of hawker²

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle Low German haker “retail dealer”; akin to Middle Dutch hac in same sense; cf. huckster

Example Sentences

John Hawker, a psychotherapist who helps people deal with phobias, says a fear of hospitals is "quite common", often begins in childhood and is triggered by sights, smells and sounds.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

According to CNN, the plane was nearly intercepted by a privately owned Hawker Hunter fighter jet after less than six minutes in the air.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

The plane — a Hawker 900XP — took off from Colorado’s Grand Junction Regional Airport and crashed in a remote area along the Colorado-Utah border, according to Utah’s Grand County Sheriff’s Office.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

Founder Nick Hawker was inspired by his Ph.D. on the physics of the pistol shrimp, which snaps its oversized claw to emit shock waves capable of incapacitating fish bigger than itself.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 14, 2023

I was flying over the desert solo in an old Hawker Hart biplane and I had my camera round my neck.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl