pedlar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pedlar
C14: changed from peder, from ped, pedde basket, of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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In the margin, Milton dismisses this anecdote as inappropriate and told in the style of a pedlar hawking wares on the streets.
From Science Daily
Mr Hansrani eventually gained a certificate to work as a pedlar.
From BBC
Meet Ralph Russell, who says he has visited every pub in the city of Birmingham in his 66 years as a pedlar - selling things like socks, toys and tea towels.
From BBC
Hence the pedlars of mindfulness step in to save the day.
From The Guardian
For her to now abandon the good ship filler is, then, potentially devastating for hyaluronic acid pedlars everywhere.
From The Guardian
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