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 ● May 15, 2024
Mr Hansrani eventually gained a certificate to work as a pedlar.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2021
On a road near Colne, in Lancashire, a woman called Alizon Device met a pedlar called John Law and asked if he would give her some pins.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2012
She leaned towards every waiter, porter and pedlar and, in the voice that breathed o'er Eden, asked softly: "What is your name?"
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2010
"So I ran away from the pedlar," he resumed; and now at last he smiled.
From The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
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