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Synonyms for peddler

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ped-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛd lər

Définition of peddler

Origin :
  • late 14c. (c.1300 as a surname, Will. Le Pedelare), from peoddere, peddere (c.1200, mid-12c. as a surname), of unknown origin. It has the appearance of an agent noun, but no corresponding verb is attested in Middle English. Perhaps a diminutive of ped "panier, basket," also of unknown origin, but this is attested only from late 14c. Pedlar, preferred spelling in U.K., is attested from late 14c.
  • noun hawker
Example sentences :
  • But it was the face that startled the peddler—the face of Paul Ritson.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Pe ye a Yankee peddler, mit chewelry in your pack, to sheat the gals?
  • Extract from : « The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; » by Various
  • "Thank you kindly, ma'am, but I must be far on my road to-night," said the peddler.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
  • So you're the boys that got the car away from the peddler, are ye?
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters » by Charles Henry Lerrigo
  • What shall we do if he isn't to be seen and the peddler won't let us look inside?
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters » by Charles Henry Lerrigo
  • The peddler picked up his pack, and the children their toys.
  • Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
  • A peddler of heads too—perhaps the heads of his own brothers.
  • Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
  • The first glimpse of the peddler's horse sent dismay to the rest of us.
  • Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens
  • The peddler's pack expanded to the proportion of a wagon-load.
  • Extract from : « Charles Frohman: Manager and Man » by Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
  • "I should live; I'm losing money on the fish, lady," whined the peddler.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various

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