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

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hawker

The ding on the movie is that Timothée Chalamet’s self-centered striver isn’t that different from Adam Sandler’s diamond hawker in “Uncut Gems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

The recent colonisation of Norfolk hawker in counties beyond Norfolk and Suffolk was most likely due to climate change, with habitat changes also playing a significant role, the Broads Authority said.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024

Accordingly, it is therefore unlikely that the ancestor of the barbastelle was a loud hawker that evolved into the whispering barbastelle as a response to insect hearing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023

His guide steers the hungry from places like the Jus Convenience Jerk Shop with “insanely good” oxtail to Lion City and its “celebration of Singaporean hawker fare.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2023

The fried plantain hawker tried to persuade Ifemelu to buy fried sweet potatoes as well.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie