hawker

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

Origin of hawker

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before 1000; Middle English; Old English hafecere.See hawk1, -er1

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hawker2
[ haw-ker ]

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

Origin of hawker

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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

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British Dictionary definitions for hawker (1 of 2)

hawker1

/ (ˈhɔːkə) /


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

Origin of hawker

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C16: probably from Middle Low German hōker, from hōken to peddle; see huckster

British Dictionary definitions for hawker (2 of 2)

hawker2

/ (ˈhɔːkə) /


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

Origin of hawker

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Old English hafecere; see hawk 1, -er 1

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