hawker

¹

[ haw-ker ]

noun

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

hawker

²

[ 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.

hawker

¹

/ ˈhɔːkə /

noun

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

hawker

²

/ ˈhɔːkə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

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; huckster

Word History and Origins

Origin of hawker¹

Old English hafecere; see hawk ¹, -er ¹

Origin of hawker²

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

Example Sentences

Hi Quartz Africa members,Hi Quartz Africa members,Informal shops, open market stalls, and hawkers are examples of the informal operations that dominate the retail market in Africa.

From Quartz

These stories are told by a diverse cast of chefs, home cooks, street hawkers, and restaurateurs, all people who make us excited to travel, cooking the foods that make us excited to eat.

From Eater

There are fishmongers and queso fresco vendors and a newspaper hawker and kids playing hide-and-seek and other games, and, in the center of the commotion, a cow that’s parked itself near the church door.

From Washington Post

The coastal city was unfamiliar, from the language, to the dusty streets packed with motorcycles, horse carts, and hawkers, but he immediately felt at home.

From Quartz

Shuffling behind tour guides, gazing upward at the architecture or pausing abruptly to buy souvenirs from street hawkers, the visitors were often a nuisance to locals navigating the streets.

From Time

A particularly vivid instance comes from an interview conducted by the journalist Paul Hawker in 2010.

From The Daily Beast

Could it have taken her any longer to break up with that hawker of newspaper scandal, Carlisle?

From The Daily Beast

In fact, the private jet—a Gulfstream, a Hawker-Beechcraft—occupies a central role in American corporate culture.

From The Daily Beast

The flagon which contained the giants allowance of liquor is mentioned by Hawker in a private letter.

From Project Gutenberg

The grave-digger said he had been christened and married by Mr. Hawker: one of the best passons, he added, us ever had.

From Project Gutenberg

Hawker and Landor (it may be remarked by the way) were in many respects kindred spirits.

From Project Gutenberg

Possibly Hawker altered this in accordance with the superstition mentioned on p. 21.

From Project Gutenberg

This screen was constructed by Mr. Hawker from the rescued remnants of an older screen, pieced together with ironwork.

From Project Gutenberg