pedlar
or ped·ler
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How to use pedlar in a sentence
It was crowned by a wide-brimmed bowler hat which the man wore pressed down upon his ears like a Jew pedlar.
Dope | Sax RohmerI go to leave an empty basket at the door, and the lantern that the Shopkeeper set in the hand of the pedlar.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert Parker"So that is Hulda," said the pedlar to himself, as he went down the steep path into the middle of the world.
Wonder-Box Tales | Jean IngelowThe pedlar turned his terrified, cowardly eyes upon Hulda, and sank lower and lower.
Wonder-Box Tales | Jean IngelowThe pedlar no sooner heard Hulda boldly demand her rights than he fell on his knees and began to cry for mercy.
Wonder-Box Tales | Jean Ingelow
British Dictionary definitions for pedlar
a person who peddles; hawker
Origin of pedlar
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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